Astronauts headed to the moon

Washington, April 2: The successful launch of NASA's Artemis-2 mission marked a historic moment when humans once again went to the moon after 5 decades.

The Orion spacecraft carrying 4 astronauts was launched aboard the SLS rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 pm local time on April 1 (3:55 am Indian time on April 2).

After the successful launch, the Orion spacecraft carrying the astronauts separated from the 'single-use' rocket after reaching the specified altitude. The spacecraft then entered the specified Earth orbit. The spacecraft will leave Earth orbit on April 3 (today) and head towards the moon. It will travel more than 3 lakh kilometers for about 4 days and enter the lunar orbit. After orbiting the moon once, it will face the Earth and travel for 4 days and enter the Earth's orbit. The spacecraft is expected to land in the Pacific Ocean. Astronauts Commander Reed Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission 4 Specialist Christina Koch and Jeremy Hanson are currently in good health, NASA said in a statement.

This project will fully test the capabilities of the spacecraft, rocket and all other technical equipment. The current project will contribute to the historic moment when the same 4 astronauts will step on the moon through Artemis-3 next year. The total cost of the project is estimated at Rs. 37 thousand crores.

Trump congratulated

NASA astronauts are witnessing the historic moment. US President Donald Trump wished the astronauts a complete success.

Real-time tracking

The astronauts can be tracked through the website https://titi.tichischi.gov/missiotis/chidinesemis-ii/chidiothis/. Through a well-designed website, the location, distance, and speed of the Earth, Moon, and the spacecraft are all displayed virtually on the website page in real time. The spacecraft is orbiting the Earth at an estimated speed of 3,000 to 5,000 km per hour.

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