The four astronauts of the Artemis-2 mission, which created a new history by orbiting the moon, are now on their way back to Earth. They are scheduled to land in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, setting the record for the longest journey in human spaceflight history.
The second mission of the United States' ambitious space program 'Artemis' to the moon has already written its name in the pages of history. The four astronauts who participated in this mission successfully orbited the moon and are now returning to Earth.
According to the US space research agency NASA, the 'Orion' capsule carrying astronauts will land in the Pacific Ocean near the west coast of the United States at 8:07 PM Eastern Time. They will be rescued by helicopter shortly after landing and later transferred to a US Navy ship.
Four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency—launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1. Their journey is not just a mission, but is being considered as the basis for future space missions.
At a critical moment in the mission, the Orion capsule reached the far side of the Moon, when its distance from Earth stood at more than 46,000 km. This mission set a new record for the longest journey in human history.
Earlier in 1970, the astronauts of Apollo-13 mission crossed the maximum distance of about 4 lakh 171 km from the earth. Artemis-2 has broken that record and now reached a new height.
Experts believe that this mission will pave the way for a future return of humans to the Moon and, in the long run, a human mission to Mars. So Artemis-2 is not only a successful journey, but also the beginning of a new era in human space exploration.
