Over 10 days, the crew will orbit the Moon, travel roughly 700,000 miles, and become the first humans to see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes — no one has ever been this far out in space.
The flight path uses a free-return trajectory: the gravitational pull of the Moon and Earth naturally guides the spacecraft back home without additional propulsion.
This mission tests all systems and surveys the lunar surface to find the ideal landing site. Missions 3 and 4 will include actual landings. The ultimate goal is to build a lunar base as a staging point for Mars.