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Briefing: Artemis II blasts ever closer to the far side of the Moon
Strategic angle: The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.
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Updated 9 days ago
The Artemis II mission is currently executing its final phase towards the lunar far side, a critical step in human space exploration.
This mission marks the first time humans have ventured beyond Earth's orbit since the Apollo program concluded in 1972.
The implications of this journey extend to future lunar infrastructure and potential resource utilization, reshaping our approach to deep space operations.