What is the Artemis II mission testing? Spacesuits, radiation, navigation, and more

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The four Artemis II scientists participating in NASA’s record-breaking lunar flyby are doing more than just venturing beyond the moon — they are also testing how the agency’s infrastructure works in deep space.

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen made history on April 6 as they reached the farthest distance from Earth that humanity has ever traveled.

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