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Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit and shoots to the moon
The Artemis II astronauts blasted their main engine Thursday evening to propel the Orion capsule out of Earth's orbit and on to its next phase - a four-day journey toward the moon.
Artemis II starts to leave Earth's orbit and shoots to the moon
The Artemis II astronauts blasted out of Earth's orbit Thursday evening and on to the next phase of their mission — a four-day journey toward the moon. The Orion spacecraft burned its engine ...
NASA's Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit: Astronauts Successfully ...
For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound to fly around the Moon after successfully completing a key burn of Orion's main engine.
Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon
The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it to 24,500 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.
