NASA Artemis II astronauts fly around far side of moon
Digest more
The NASA-led Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, is conducting a seven-hour flyby of the moon.
Artemis II is more than halfway into its journey to the far side of the moon and back, and on Monday, April 6, the four astronauts on board are scheduled to orbit the moon and start their journey
There was a temporary communications blackout as the spacecraft passed behind the moon, which was expected and planned. Follow for live updates.
Artemis II astronauts are flying past the moon’s far side, observing and photographing it before returning to Earth.
The four astronauts completing NASA’s Artemis II mission requested to give a lunar crater a name that proves just how much the crew has bonded during their journey.