Artemis II has officially launched, and the Orion spacecraft crew is on its way to the moon! Now that NASA’s project has had a successful launch from Florida, everyone on Earth is eager to learn more about the mission, including how long it will take astronauts to reach the moon in orbit.
Find out how long it will take the Artemis II crew to reach the moon and more about their mission below.
Who’s in the Artemis 2 crew?
Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina KochAnd a Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen They are part of the Artemis II crew on their way to the moon!
Glover and Koch, specifically, make history as the first woman (Koch) and first black man (Glover) to travel near the moon. However, Koch and Glover point out that their mission is a collective one, not about their individual importance in the history books.
“It’s not about celebrating one individual,” Koch said during the crew’s final press conference before the April 1 launch. “If there’s anything worth celebrating, it’s that we’re in a time where anyone with a dream has to work just as hard to achieve that dream. If we’re not striving for everyone and by everyone, then we’re not truly answering all of humanity’s call to exploration.”
Glover echoed Koch’s sentiments and said, “I live in this dichotomy between happiness where a young woman can look at Christina and embody just her passions or interests…and that little brown boys and girls can look at me and say, ‘Hey, he looks like me, and what does he do?’ And that’s great. I love that.”
“But I also hope that we push in the other direction, that one day we won’t have to talk about these beginnings, that this is human history one day, the story of humanity, not black history, not women’s history,” Glover added.
How long does it take to reach the moon?
It could take at least three days to reach the moon, according to NASA. Apollo 8 took about three days to reach it.
When will Artemis 2 reach the moon?
Artemis 2 is expected to reach the moon in orbit on the sixth day of its mission.
How long will Artemis 2 stay in space?
The Artemis II crew is scheduled to remain in space for 10 days. The crew is expected to land in the ocean on the tenth day.
