Washington, April 7 (IANS) Astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission have set a new record for the farthest distance travelled by humans from Earth, marking a major milestone in the first crewed lunar mission in over five decades.Four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — crossed the historic threshold six days into their mission, travelling 248,655 miles from Earth and eventually reaching about 252,756 miles at the farthest poin…
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Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) NASA has announced that it is targeting March 6 for the launch of its upcoming crewed lunar mission, following the successful completion of a critical wet dress rehearsal and the resolution of fuel leaks that had been detected during earlier testing.The wet dress rehearsal — a comprehensive countdown simulation involving the loading of super-chilled propellants into the rocket — was carried out successfully this week.During the initial attempt, engineers discovered hy…