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Man Returns to the Moon
More than 50 years after a human last set foot on the Moon, in 1972, humanity is preparing to write a new chapter in the history of space exploration. The Artemis II mission marks the spectacular return of humans to our natural satellite, symbolizing not just a journey, but the rebirth of human presence in deep space. However, unlike the Apollo missions, Artemis II will not include a landing — instead, it will carry out a crewed lunar flyby.
This return to the Moon has as its main goal to test and validate human and technological capabilities for long-duration deep space missions, paving the way for sustainable lunar exploration and, in the future, for crewed missions to Mars. Aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched by the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, will be NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, together with Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. The mission will last about 10 days, looping around the Moon and returning safely to Earth. This mission also represents a historic milestone of international cooperation and diversity, reflecting a new era of global space exploration. For more details: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/our-artemis-crew/