NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter

Ahead of a lunar flyby on Monday, the crew celebrated the astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s first spaceflight and got a special message from Charlie Duke, the Apollo 16 moonwalker.

By Kenneth Chang

Artemis II crew enters moon’s ‘sphere of influence’ ahead of historic flyby

Astronauts on Nasa’s Orion capsule made transition about 39,000 miles from the moon, meaning they feel its gravitational pull more strongly than that of the Earth The four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission have entered the moon’s “sphere of influence”, where its gravity has a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth’s. The crew made the transition, four days, six hours and two minutes into the mission, when about 39,000 miles (62,800km) from the moon, and 232,000 miles (373,400km) awa...

By Guardian staff and agencies

NASA's Artemis II crew readies for Monday's lunar flyby. Here's what you need to know

At its closest point, the crew of Artemis II will loop about 4,000 miles from the lunar surface late Monday. The astronauts will also venture farther into space than any previous human mission.

By Brendan Byrne

Artemis II is about to break a record that should never have been - The Globe and Mail

Artemis II is about to break a record that should never have been  The Globe and Mail

Artemis II: What four-member crew will see during Moon flyby

By TOI SCIENCE DESK

On NASA’s moon mission, the biggest headache has been the toilet

Getting the complicated piece of equipment, known as the Universal Waste Management System, to work properly during the flight has become a recurring issue.