Artemis II Crew Passes Halfway Point to Moon, Shares Earth Images and Mission Details
The Artemis II crew has passed the halfway point to the Moon, now more than 100,000 miles from Earth, and has sent back initial images of our planet, including spectacular photos and a video of urine ejection, as they continue their journey on a free return trajectory towards a planned lunar flyby and a temporary communications blackout on the far side.
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Why Artemis II crew will lose communications for part of their mission
Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again.
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Astronauts heading to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years are currently more than 100,000 miles (160,930 kilometres) from Earth and in “good spirits”, according to Nasa officials.
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They’re sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they’re just like us. The four crew members zipping through space toward the Moon are carrying out a mission unlike any before it, but they’re also still muddling on through life’s mundanities — all while they float around together in a square footage equivalent to two minivans. Mission specialist Christina Koch, the first woman to venture into deep space, said preparing for the 1...
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Read full article →Artemis astronauts more than halfway to the Moon
The Artemis 2 astronauts passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.
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