US Edition'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon
The four astronauts are more than halfway to the Moon and are photographing craters, ridges and lava flows to aid future landing plans.
- The Artemis mission is now more than halfway to the moon, with the crew catching their first glimpses of the lunar far side—an area never visible from The Earth due to the moon's rotation.
- NASA launched four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday on a 10-day journey, marking the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 and utilizing the Space Launch System rocket.
- Reid Wiseman called the flight a "magnificent accomplishment," while Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said the view of The Earth and the moon from their Orion capsule is "truly awe-inspiring" compared to photographs.
- NASA astronaut Christina Koch noted that observing the moon's surface helps scientists understand lunar formation, while the crew rests comfortably in their 16.5-foot-wide Orion capsule during transit.
- Following their flyby, the crew will spend three days journeying home, with the mission culminating in a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego just after 8 p.m. ET on Friday.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The highly anticipated lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission will take four astronauts on a pioneering survey of the moon Monday, including the rarely glimpsed lunar far side, which always faces away from Earth. The crew, including NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will see features on the lunar surface that human eyes have never observed be…
NASA has published this Sunday a photograph of the hidden face of the Moon captured by the crew of the Artemis II mission, which is within hours of reaching its goal to become the first manned mission to reach the orbit of the natural satellite in more than half a century. In the image, which has been made public this Sunday but which was taken the day before, the Moon is seen backwards, with its South Pole pointing upwards and a complete view o…
Los Angeles (USA), 5 Apr (EFE).- NASA published this Sunday a photograph of the hidden face of the Moon captured by the crew of the Artemis II mission, which is one day away from reaching its goal to become the first manned mission to reach the orbit of the natural satellite in more than half a century. In the image, taken this Saturday, the Moon is seen backwards, with its South Pole pointing upwards and a complete view of the Eastern Basin of …
For the first time in history, humans have seen with their eyes the hidden face of the moon. The crew of the Artemis II mission has begun to bypass the star on board the Orion capsule. Astronauts will observe it with the naked eye to spot the colors and influence of lighting on a surface. They are also among the few privileged to have seen the Earth as a big balloon. From April 6, they will arrive at the farthest point of the planet ever reached…
For the first time, astronauts directly observe the hidden face of the Moon, revealing landscapes so far reserved for probes. On board of Artemis 2, the crew delivers images and impressions.
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