NASA's Artemis II: First Humans on Moon's Far Side

0:00NASA's Artemis II mission just made history, looping around the moon with four astronauts. Three Americans and one Canadian breaking the record for. The farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. They hit a max distance of 252,756 miles, topping Apollo 13's mark from 1970 by over. Four thousand miles. Earlier this week, they became the first crew to spot parts of the moon's far side with just their eyes, no telescopes needed. President Trump jumped on a quick 12-minute call to congratulate them late Monday. He called their courage and genius, inspiring to the whole world, healing them as modern-day pioneers for frontier nation like America. Trump highlighted how this flight sets the stage for landing humans back on the moon after more than 50 years. The Orion spacecraft is cruising home now, lined up for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean this Friday. And stay glued as NASA gears up for that next lunar step, and dreams bigger toward Mars.

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