{"id":15872,"date":"2026-04-03T02:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/?p=15872"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:28:13","slug":"artemis-ii-astronauts-begin-historic-journey-to-the-moon-after-breaking-free-from-earth-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/artemis-ii-astronauts-begin-historic-journey-to-the-moon-after-breaking-free-from-earth-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II Astronauts Begin Historic Journey to the Moon After Breaking Free from Earth Orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"340\">Astronauts aboard the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Artemis II<\/span><\/span> mission have officially set course for the Moon after a successful engine burn propelled their Orion spacecraft out of Earth\u2019s orbit, marking a historic return to deep space travel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"557\">The translunar injection burn occurred about 25 hours after liftoff, sending three American astronauts and one Canadian on a trajectory toward a lunar flyby expected early next week, nearly 250,000 miles from Earth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"751\">Officials at <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">NASA<\/span><\/span> confirmed the manoeuvre was executed flawlessly, with the spacecraft performing exactly as planned during this critical phase of the mission.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"976\">Canadian astronaut <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jeremy Hansen<\/span><\/span> described the moment as unforgettable, saying the crew watched in awe as Earth faded into the distance, witnessing what he called \u201cphenomenal\u201d views from the capsule.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1224\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The milestone marks the first time humans have left Earth\u2019s orbit since the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Apollo 17<\/span><\/span> mission in 1972, signaling a major step forward in NASA\u2019s plan to return astronauts to the Moon and advance future missions to Mars.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1224\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Swifteradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission have officially set course for the Moon after a successful engine burn propelled their Orion spacecraft out of Earth\u2019s orbit, marking a historic return to deep space travel. 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