Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit

Spacecraft’s engine fired up for six minutes to propell astronauts on their three-day voyage towards Earth’s natural satelliteThe four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft’s engine to break away from Earth’s orbit and zoomed towards the moon on Thursday, a milestone that commits Nasa to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half-a-century.With enough thrust to accelerate a stationary car to highway driving speed in less than three seconds, the Orion capsule engine blasted the astronauts on their trajectory towards the moon, which they now will loop as part of the 10-day Artemis 2 mission. Continue reading...


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