{"id":313591,"date":"2026-04-05T03:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=313591"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:53:09","slug":"from-bird-leg-syndrome-to-solar-storms-roberta-bondar-breaks-down-artemis-ii-mission-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/from-bird-leg-syndrome-to-solar-storms-roberta-bondar-breaks-down-artemis-ii-mission-national\/","title":{"rendered":"From \u2018bird leg syndrome\u2019 to solar storms: Roberta Bondar breaks down Artemis II mission – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Because the 4 Artemis II astronauts prepare for his or her historic flyby of the moon on Monday, Roberta Bondar, Canada\u2019s first female astronaut, says this mission signals a leap in developments for future space travel.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Global News, Bondar said the mission will push humans farther into deep space than they’ve travelled in many years, exposing the crew to conditions not experienced because the Apollo era.<\/p>\n

The mission, often known as Artemis II, will send 4 astronauts across the moon before returning to Earth on April 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

The crew, made up of three Americans and one Canadian, will travel a complete of greater than 400,000 kilometres from Earth \u2014 farther than any human has travelled before \u2014 after which loop behind the moon and return home.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople liken this to Apollo 8, but they were much closer,\u201d she said. \u201cThis flyby will probably be about 4,000 miles out (from the moon), in order that they\u2019ll be exposed to the background radiation of space and subjected to any solar wind or solar storms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bondar said that distance will give the astronauts a rare vantage point, each scientifically and visually.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey’re really on the market in deep space, where we haven\u2019t been before,\u201d she said. \u201cThey will be taking a look at the dark moon otherwise and take pictures of the sun in ways we’ve not been in a position to see because human beings haven’t been there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crew has recently passed a brand new milestone of being closer to the moon than to Earth of their deep space journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Earth is kind of small and the moon is certainly getting greater,\u201d pilot Victor Glover said from space.<\/p>\n

Beyond the visuals, the mission can be a test of how the human body responds to space flight over longer distances.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey appear pretty good actually,\u201d Bondar said of the crew. \u201cThey do have these smartwatches on now that will probably be taking a look at features of their physiology, their sleep cycle and a few of the stresses they may face.\u201d<\/p>\n

That data will help researchers higher understand prepare astronauts for future missions deeper into space.<\/p>\n

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