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A history-making space mission is well [over / under] way with NASA's Artemis II spacecraft venturing [at / towards] the far side of the Moon. Artemis launched to great [fanfare / fun fare] on Wednesday. The 10-day odyssey will take its four astronauts [further / farther] away from Earth than humans have ever been. Despite the [enormity / enormous] technical demands of the mission, the crew has also been [dogged / petted] by email problems. Astronaut Reid Wiseman [relayed / delayed] the problem to Mission Control in Texas. He said: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those [are / is] working. Reboot it and check our software and [them / those] two Outlooks." NASA reloaded Outlook's files [to / for] correct a configuration issue.

Artemis II is the first [clued / crewed] mission to go beyond low Earth orbit [since / for] Apollo 17 in December 1972. It will travel a record-breaking 406,773 km from Earth and 7,600 km [beneath / beyond] the Moon. It is the beginning of NASA's aim [to / by] return humans to the Moon and [eventually / eventual] establish a long-term presence there. The astronauts are [enraged / engaged] in a full-scale test [for / on] future Moon landings. The crew will test life support systems, communications, navigation, and deep-space operations. Hopefully, the Outlook problem will be a one-off [blip / clip] . NASA hopes the current mission will [pave / tarmac] the way for Artemis IV to land on the lunar surface. The USA hopes a moon [lander / landing] will take place in 2028.