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NASA's Artemis II Nears Moon, Aiming Distance Record

4/4/2026

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NASA's Artemis II mission progresses as the Orion crew approaches the moon.
On Day 5, the Orion spacecraft crosses into the moon's gravitational influence, marking a historic milestone.
The crew aims to surpass Apollo 13's distance record by traveling 252,021 miles from Earth.
The AVATAR experiment uses organs-on-a-chip to study space travel effects on human cells.

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NASA's Artemis II mission progresses as the Orion crew approaches the moon.
On Day 5, the Orion spacecraft crosses into the moon's gravitational influence, marking a historic milestone.
The crew aims to surpass Apollo 13's distance record by traveling 252,021 miles from Earth.
The AVATAR experiment uses organs-on-a-chip to study space travel effects on human cells.