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Houston. The Artemis II mission moving towards the Moon is now close to creating history. This mission is taking humans to the moon again after 53 years and the expectations from it are huge. This mission includes three American and one Canadian astronauts, who will reach the moon by Monday. They will take pictures of that part of the moon which cannot be seen from Earth. This mission is being considered as the next big step after the old Apollo program of NASA. Astronaut Victor Glover told that as they move forward, the Earth is looking smaller and the Moon is getting bigger. This experience is very special for him.

A problem occurred in the spacecraft during the mission

However, a small problem has also come up during the mission. The toilet of the spacecraft Orion is not working properly. It has been facing repeated problems since its launch. Engineers suspect that the problem is due to accumulation of ice in the pipes. At present astronauts have to use backup methods. NASA officials say that handling the toilet system in space has always been challenging, but the team is handling the situation well.

Preparation to break the record of Apollo 13 mission

This mission is also going to create a new record. Artemis II will go to a distance of about 4 lakh kilometers, which will be the maximum distance covered by humans so far. Earlier this record was in the name of Apollo 13 mission. A special thing about this mission is that it includes Canadian Jeremy Hansen, who has become the first non-American astronaut to go to the moon. Christina Koch is the first woman and Victor Glover is the first black astronaut, who are part of this mission.

Artemis II mission to land in Pacific Ocean

After this mission of about 10 days, the spacecraft will land in the Pacific Ocean and return to Earth on April 10. This mission of NASA is the first big step towards building a permanent base on the Moon in the future. The agency aims to land humans near the south pole of the Moon by 2028.