The crew of Artemis II have exited Earth’s orbit and are actually heading to the moon.
The engines of their Orion capsule had been fired up, permitting them to carry out the manoeuvre to flee Earth’s gravity. The thrust from the rockets would have made a automobile speed up from 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds.
The crew are as a consequence of attain the moon on Monday for a short flyby earlier than heading again to Earth.
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