Artemis II Mission Achieves Record Lunar Distance

NASA Artemis II crew splashes down off San Diego, California tomorrow.
Orion capsule enters Earth's atmosphere at 38,365 km/h as fireball.
Mission reaches 405,554 km from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13 by 6,437 km.
Christina Koch calls Moon 'witness plate' for solar system formation.
Artemis IV targets 2028 for first crewed lunar landing.
Pilot Victor Glover calls atmospheric fireball 'profound.'. Mission supports Moon base and Mars missions.

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Christina Koch | Victor Glover

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