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Artemis II: The 40 Minutes when the Astronauts Lose Contact with Earth

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The Artemis II crew will experience a communications blackout lasting roughly 40 minutes when their spacecraft travels behind the Moon on Monday at approximately 23:47 BST. During this period, radio and laser signals connecting the four astronauts to mission control in Houston will be blocked by the lunar body itself, leaving them temporarily isolated from Earth contact. This phenomenon is not unprecedented in spaceflight history. Apollo astrona…

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la Nacion broke the news in Vicente López, Argentina on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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