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Artemis II astronauts regain connection with Earth after Moon fly-by
The four astronauts surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record by about 4,105 miles, while NASA teams monitored a planned 40-minute signal loss.
- On Monday, the Artemis II Orion spacecraft passed behind the Moon, triggering a planned 40-minute communications blackout as the lunar body blocked direct radio signals to Earth.
- Orion relies on direct radio communication with NASA's Deep Space Network, which the Moon physically obscures during far-side flybys, creating the signal loss.
- During the blackout, the four-person crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—conducted science observations and captured rare photos, having recently surpassed the 1970 Apollo 13 distance record.
- Contact resumed at 7:25 p.m. ET as the spacecraft reemerged, with astronaut Koch confirming that communications with NASA's Mission Control had successfully resumed.
- The mission validates critical life-support, propulsion, and navigation systems, supporting NASA's broader goal of returning humans to the lunar surface before 2028.
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The world held its breath when the Orion spacecraft lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes. During a planned silence while the craft was on the far side of the Moon, the Artemis II crew successfully completed a historic flyby. The deathly silence was broken only when the signal returned.
The Artemis 2 astronauts are returning to Earth. They are scheduled to return home on Friday.
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