The Artemis 2 launch will see four astronauts on a ten-day mission that will take them further into space than ever before as part of a wider NASA plan to send humans to Mars

Artemis II is scheduled to launch from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, sending four astronauts on a 10-day mission into deep space, around the moon, and back to Earth.

"In contrast to the Apollo missions, which entered lunar orbit at around 100 km (62 miles) altitude, Artemis II will conduct a fly-by at over 6,500 km (4038 miles). This will be another first for humanity – these 4 brave astronauts will travel further than anyone in the history of our species," said Gail Iles, a former Astronaut Instructor at ESA.

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