Hey, remember that time we flew around the Moon and back?⁣

Hey, remember that time we flew around the Moon and back?⁣
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That was pretty cool. Our #Artemis I mission launched on Nov. 16, 2022, and performed two lunar flybys over the course of a 25.5-day mission. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles (435,000 kilometers) from our home planet.⁣
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Artemis I was the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems – the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and the supporting ground systems – and the first in a series of increasingly complex missions at the Moon. Now with the first Artemis mission under our belt, we look forward to flying around the Moon again with Artemis II — this time, with astronauts.⁣
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Through Artemis missions, NASA will establish a long-term lunar presence for scientific discovery and prepare for human missions to Mars.⁣