A test flight by four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II around the moon made history on April 6. NASA’s Artemis II test flight — the first crewed lunar flyby in 50-plus years — broke a record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance,

(Bloomberg) -- In just days, a group of astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — is slated to fly roughly 5,000 miles past the far side of the moon, the farthest humans have ever traveled in space. Their 10-day journey, the second flight of NASA ...

The Artemis II mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:35 MT/5:35 CT on Wednesday, April 1, carrying four astronauts away from the Earth and towards the moon on a spacecraft called Orion. The crew will have to travel some 244,000 miles (393,000 kilometers) away to reach the moon, which will take several days.

The Artemis II crew has now broken the record — previously held by Apollo 13 — for the farthest distance any humans have ever travelled from Earth. The crew also completed a flyby of the moon’s far side and sent back some amazing images of the lunar surface.

NASA’s Pathways program provides students and early career professionals with structured work and training experiences that prepare them for technical roles within the agency. At Kennedy Space Center, interns like Corey Elmore contribute directly to ...

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