US EditionArtemis II Astronauts Make Long-Distance Call to the Space Station
The call linked four Artemis II astronauts with seven station residents and sent back more than 50 gigabytes of images and data, NASA said.
- On Tuesday, Artemis II astronauts placed the first-ever deep-space call to the International Space Station, connecting four lunar travelers with the orbiting lab's residents while returning from the Moon.
- Astronaut Christina Koch reconnected with spacewalking partner Jessica Meir 230,000 miles apart, seven years after their groundbreaking all-female spacewalk in 2019 outside the orbiting lab.
- By late Tuesday, the crew had beamed back more than 50 gigabytes of data, including an Earthset photo reminiscent of Apollo 8, with Mission Control's lead lunar scientist Kelsey Young calling the images inspirational.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed minor plumbing issues with the Orion capsule's toilet, though the mission has otherwise proceeded well as the crew aims for Friday splashdown off the San Diego coast.
- The test flight sets the stage for next year's Artemis III lunar lander docking demo in Earth orbit, while Artemis IV is scheduled for 2028 to land astronauts near the lunar south pole.
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Artemis II astronauts leave moon, make long-distance call to space station
Houston: Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday as they headed home from the moon. It was the first moonship-to-spaceship radio linkup ever. NASA’s Apollo crews had no off-the-planet company back in the 1960s and 1970s, the last time humanity set sail for deep space. A view of Earth, partially hidden behind the Moon, captured throu…
Artemis II sets another first with call to International Space Station
HOUSTON — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.
Artemis II Crew Makes Long-Distance Call to International Space Station
HOUSTON (AP) – Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.
Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station
The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station. Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the three Americans and one Canadian put in a call to their station colleagues Tuesday while heading…
The astronauts of Artemis II called on Tuesday their colleagues from the International Space Station to tell about their extraordinary adventure.
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