Lunar Far Side
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Nbc NewsArtemis II Astronauts Share Experiences from Historic Lunar Flyby Mission
The four Artemis II astronauts held a press conference to discuss their 10-day mission around the moon, highlighting views of the lunar far side and a solar eclipse. They described emotional moments and the spacecraft's performance during reentry. The mission tested NASA's Orion…
satellitetoday.comArtemis II Mission Regains Communication After Lunar Far Side Pass; Crew Names Moon Feature
The Artemis II crew re-established contact with mission control after orbiting the moon's far side. Brother of astronaut Reid Wiseman shared a reaction during a CNN interview. The crew named a newly discovered bright spot on the moon 'Carroll' in honor of Wiseman's late wife.
app.buzzsumo.comArtemis II Astronauts Reach Midpoint Between Earth and Moon
NASA's Artemis II mission astronauts are now closer to the moon than Earth, having crossed the halfway point on Friday night. The crew, aboard the Orion spacecraft named Integrity, reported losing track of Earth's days and shared views of the lunar far side. The New York Times no…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Artemis II Astronauts Observe Lunar Far Side Midway Through Mission to Moon
NASA's Artemis II crew, including astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, has viewed the moon's far side for the first time during their 10-day mission. Launched on Wednesday aboard the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, the astronaut…