"The Artemis II crew includes Christina Koch, the first woman to fly around the moon; Victor Glover, the first person of color to journey there; Jeremy Hansen, the first lunar-bound Canuck; and Reid Wiseman, husband to the late Carroll Wiseman, the namesake of a newly identified bright spot on the moon's surface."
"Moon joy at this scale has been on hiatus for the better half of a century. The last crewed lunar expedition was Apollo 17, and it took off in 1972."
"Humanity's attitudes toward that great orb in the night sky have shifted over the centuries: A powerful lunar deity morphed into an object of scientific fascination."
The Artemis II mission has successfully completed a lunar flyby, featuring a diverse crew including the first woman and person of color to journey around the moon. This mission has reignited public interest in lunar exploration after decades of inactivity since Apollo 17 in 1972. NASA plans to establish a permanent presence on the lunar south pole with future missions. Humanity's perception of the moon has evolved from a deity to a scientific interest, and now to a potential site for human habitation and exploration.
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