NASA's Artemis program has achieved a major milestone as a crew of astronauts successfully completed the first mission to travel around the Moon in over five decades. The historic journey marks a significant step forward in the space agency's efforts to return humans to the lunar surface by 2025 and establish a sustainable presence on the Moon. The crew's spacecraft, which orbited the Moon at an altitude of approximately 1,000 miles, conducted a series of scientific experiments and gathered valuable data that will aid in future lunar missions. With this achievement, NASA has demonstrated its capabilities to undertake complex spaceflight operations and paved the way for further exploration of the Moon and beyond.
Crew safely complete first mission to travel around the Moon in more than 50 years.
