Apr 7, 2026

ARTEMIS TWO RECORD


ARTEMIS TWO RECORD

ARTEMIS TWO HAS BOLDLY GONE WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE…LITERALLY.
YESTERDAY (MONDAY), ARTEMIS TWO AND ITS CREW OFFICIALLY BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE FARTHEST HUMANS HAVE EVER TRAVELED FROM EARTH. THE DISTANCE WAS OVER 250,000 MILES WHICH BROKE APOLLO 13’S RECORD FROM 1970. A SLINGSHOT MANEUVER WHICH USES THE MOON'S GRAVITY WILL PROPEL THE CRAFT AROUND THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON AND PROVIDE NEVER BEFORE SEEN IMAGES. THE FLIGHT PATH ALSO GIVES THE CREW THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE MOON AS A WHOLE. OHIO'S OWN JEFF RADIGAN, WHO SERVES AS THE LEAD FLIGHT DIRECTOR, WILL GUIDE THE CREW HOME LIKELY LANDING FRIDAY EVENING.


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