US Edition'Not the moon that I'm used to seeing': Artemis II astronauts describe seeing the far side
The four astronauts are testing Orion’s life-support systems as they travel on the first lunar mission in more than 50 years.
- 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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The astronauts of the "Artemis 2" mission are already 320,000 kilometres away from Earth. As they approach the moon, they can take a spectacular picture of the back of the Earth's satellite.
From this point in their journey, the four crew members can already see the far side of the moon, the side that is never visible from Earth.
'Not the moon that I'm used to seeing': Artemis II astronauts describe seeing the far side
In an interview with NBC News from space, the crew of NASA's Artemis II moon mission described seeing the moon from a new angle, feelings of awe and humility, and taking care of their human needs.
“Halfway To The Moon” — Artemis II Astronauts Witness Lunar Far Side, Call View ‘Unfamiliar’
The Artemis II astronauts are now more than halfway to the moon and have caught their first glimpses of the lunar far side. In an interview with NBC News from space, NASA astronaut Christina Koch described seeing the moon out the window of the Orion capsule and realizing that it looked different from what she was accustomed to on Earth. “The darker parts just aren’t quite in the right place,” she said. “And something about you senses that is not…
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HOUSTON — The astronauts of the Artemis II mission have already traveled more than half the way to the Moon and have for the first time glimpsed the lunar hidden face. In an interview given to NBC News from space, NASA astronaut Christina Koch described the moment when she watched the Moon through the window of the Orion capsule and realized that its appearance differed from the one she was accustomed to from Earth. "The darker areas simply do n…
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