Several posts frame Artemis II as the first time since Apollo 17 that humans have left Earth orbit, underscoring the historical break from five decades of Earth-orbital human spaceflight.
"For the first time since 1972, during Apollo 17, human beings have left Earth orbit"
For the first time in 50 years, @NASA is sending astronauts around the Moon.
Every space mission since 1972, humans have orbited the Earth.
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