Artemis II astronauts approach 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon

The Guardian - World News TechnologyNews ReportEN 3 min read 100% complete by Ashifa KassamApril 3, 2026 at 03:11 PM

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Artemis II crew enters moon’s gravitational grip ahead of historic flyby

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The Artemis II mission, NASA's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, has reached the halfway point between Earth and the Moon. The Orion spacecraft, carrying four astronauts, is over 136,000 miles from Earth and is expected to reach its lunar destination on Monday. The crew, consisting of three Americans and one Canadian, will perform a lunar flyby, traveling approximately 4,000 miles beyond the Moon before returning to Earth. The mission aims to provide unprecedented views of the lunar far side and potentially set a record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth by humans, as part of a broader plan to return to the Moon. The astronauts have shared images of Earth from space, including a view of the entire planet with the aurora borealis.

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Orion will travel about 4,000 miles (6,400km) beyond the moon before turning back.

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It was the most spectacular moment, and it paused all four of us in our tracks.

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The Orion spacecraft is now more than 136,080 miles (219,000km) from Earth.

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The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon.

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If all proceeds smoothly, the astronauts will set a record by venturing further from Earth than any human before – more than 250,000 miles.

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Canada 30% United States 40% Apollo 17 40% Lakiesha Hawkins 50% Christina Koch 60% Victor Glover 60% Reid Wiseman ×370% Orion ×580% Moon ×685% Earth ×785% Artemis II ×390% National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ×795%

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