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Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth
The Artemis II mission crew is traveling toward the moon, having performed a translunar injection burn to leave Earth's orbit and set a trajectory that will take them over 250,000 miles from Earth—the farthest humans have ever traveled in space. The mission aims to test systems for future lunar landings and establish a permanent base.
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