{"aiVersion":"1","content":{"id":"cmnnx0tt10004ll6d23ggdidw","slug":"artemis-ii-a-human-flyby-of-the-moon-20260407","title":"Artemis II: A Human Flyby of the Moon","level":"EASY","publishedAt":"2026-04-07T01:03:11.703Z"},"topic":{"slug":"artemis-ii-a-human-flyby-of-the-moon-20260407","category":"science"},"article":{"paragraphs":["Artemis II is a NASA mission with four astronauts. They flew around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026. The crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.","During the flight they lost radio contact for about 40 minutes. When communication came back, Christina Koch said, \"We will always choose Earth.\" The spacecraft set a new distance record, moving farther from Earth than the Apollo 13 crew did in 1970. They took photos of the Moon's far side and came within about 4,070 miles of the lunar surface. The ship will return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean a few days later."],"wordCount":111,"readTime":2},"vocabulary":[{"word":"astronaut","example":"The astronaut looked out the window.","phonetic":"/ˈæs.trəˌnɔːt/","definition":"a person trained to travel in space"},{"word":"far side","example":"They photographed the Moon's far side.","phonetic":"/fɑːr saɪd/","definition":"the side of the Moon that faces away from Earth"},{"word":"splash down","example":"The capsule will splash down in the ocean.","phonetic":"/ˈsplæʃ daʊn/","definition":"to land a spacecraft in the water"}],"quiz":[{"answer":"Christina Koch","question":"Who said \"We will always choose Earth\"?"},{"answer":"about 40 minutes","question":"How long was the radio contact loss?"},{"answer":"about 4,070 miles","question":"How close did the ship come to the Moon?"}],"discussion":[{"question":"Do you enjoy looking at pictures of space? Why or why not?"},{"question":"Have you ever felt small when you saw a big view? What happened?"},{"question":"What do you think it feels like to be out of radio contact for a while?"}]}