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space1 month ago•73 min saved

Artemis 2 and Tiangong reach humanity’s greatest space separation yet

Artemis 2’s Orion capsule, Integrity, and China's Tiangong space station set the farthest distance ever between humans in space, peaking at about 260,754 miles (419,643 km) on April 6. The Artemis-ISS distance was slightly less, and the previous record traceable to Apollo 13 was from 1970. Space historian Jonathan McDowell notes the milestone signals a shift from measuring how far humans are from Earth to how dispersed human civilization could become across the solar system.

via Space|

#apollo-13 #artemis-2 #farthest-distance-between-humans

science-tech4 months ago•11 min saved

Canada's Hansen Heads on Artemis II, NASA's First Crewed Moon Mission in 54 Years

NASA's Artemis II mission launches from Kennedy Space Center with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Space Launch System, marking the first crewed Moon flight since 1972. Over about 10 days the crew will test essential life-support and onboard systems, perform a lunar fly-by on a free-return trajectory, and reinforce international collaboration under the Artemis Accords as groundwork for a lunar base and eventual Mars missions.

via The Conversation|

#artemis-ii #canadian-astronaut #jeremy-hansen