India, April 2 -- The Artemis II mission launched successfully from the John F Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States around 6:35 pm EDT April 1 (4:05 am IST April 2). Four astronauts aboard National Aeronautical and Space Administration's (NASA) Orion spacecraft named Integrity, launched with the help of the Space Launch System (SLS), will attempt the first crewed test flyby of the Moon after more than 50 years.

In fact, if everything goes as planned, the crew comprising of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be flying farthest from Earth than any mission before and setting their eyes on parts of the Moon that no human eyes have seen before.

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