WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Just now, at approximately 7:07 p.m. ET, the crew of the Artemis II mission reached a historic milestone: They've traveled to the farthest point of their journey, and farther from Earth than any other humans in history. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that oversees NASA, issued the following statement:
"Humanity reaching farther into the cosmos than ever before is a triumph of American ingenuity - and it's made possible both by the brave crew of astronauts who have inspired the world and the countless scientists, engineers, and manufacturers whose years of hard work turned this ...