NASA gives Artemis II update ahead of Earth return
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The capsule is expected to reach the moon on about April 6, the sixth day of the mission.
The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft are heading to the Moon after completing the critical engine burn that propels the capsule on its journey.
Years of testing, emergency systems and sensors have gone into protecting the astronauts set to head to the moon.
NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. A key maneuver Thursday night determines whether they embark on their lunar visit.
The Crew-11 astronauts splashed down off the coast of California and were due to be taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. This was the first medical evacuation in the International Space Station's 25-year history. NASA has not specified the nature of ...