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Live Updates: Artemis II Astronauts Prepare to Pass Distance From Earth Record

The crew of four will become the humans who have traveled farthest from Earth at 1:56 p.m. Eastern time. Later, the astronauts will pass behind the moon.

By The New York Times

NASA Artemis II Astronauts Set to Fly by Far Side of the Moon - Bloomberg.com

NASA Artemis II Astronauts Set to Fly by Far Side of the Moon  Bloomberg.com

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By Nicola Jennings

Nasa Artemis II astronauts to fly by moon’s far side

A Nasa crew of four astronauts will fly by the moon on Monday at the closest distance they will get to the lunar surface during their mission and the nearest any human has got to the moon in more than 50 years. The historic moment is set to occur just after 7pm New York time on Monday, part of a several hours-long fly-by where the astronauts will snap images of the moon’s far side – a vantage that is never seen from Earth. The close approach is the pinnacle moment of Nasa’s Artemis II mission...

By Bloomberg

Follow live: Artemis II begins its final lunar flyby

Artemis II begins its final lunar flyby Monday to set a new distance record from Earth promising magnificent views of the far side of the moon. During the lunar flyby, which will last for several hours, the crew will study specific lunar sites and phenomena as part of a 10-goal plan by NASA.

By FRANCE 24

Tonight’s Moonrise Comes With A Twist: Four Astronauts Are Orbiting It - Forbes

Tonight’s Moonrise Comes With A Twist: Four Astronauts Are Orbiting It  Forbes

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NASA Artemis II astronauts set to fly by far side of the noon

The historic moment is set to occur just after 7 p.m. New York time on Monday

By Bloomberg News

NASA's Artemis II mission: Crew honours Jeremy Hansen with ‘astronaut gold pin’, an elite spaceflight award

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By TOI Science Desk

Moon Has A Side Humans Can't See From Earth. Artemis II Is Heading There

Riding aboard the Orion spacecraft, Integrity, the crew is set to break the long-standing distance record set during Apollo 13 in 1970.

Artemis mission takes historic step as astronauts conduct lunar flyby

The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis mission have reached a crucial moment in their journey to the Moon, entering the final phase before their historic lunar flyby.

By RFI

Artemis crew reaches moon’s ‘sphere of influence’ and approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history.

Artemis II crew nears historic distance record during dramatic lunar flyby

Artemis II crew soon to lose contact in most perilous leg of lunar voyage - The Observer

Artemis II crew soon to lose contact in most perilous leg of lunar voyage  The Observer

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

The milestone is a key moment in Artemis II, aiming to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028

By Reuters

Artemis II Astronauts Set For Historic Lunar Flyby: What To Know

Artemis II Astronauts Set For Historic Lunar Flyby: What To Know Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Astronauts are back in lunar space for the first time in more than 50 years. Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft, Integrity, crossed into the Moon’s gravitational influence at approximately 12:41 a.m. ET on April 6, officially making NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, the first astronauts to enter lu...

By Tyler Durden

I watched Artemis II lift off. Here’s what I witnessed

Artemis II mission successfully launched, marking the first time humans have ventured toward...

NASA Includes Couscous in Official Artemis II Lunar Menu

Couscous has found a place on the menu of NASA’s Artemis II mission, joining the list of foods carried aboard the Orion spacecraft. The post NASA Includes Couscous in Official Artemis II Lunar Menu appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Ihab Ou-ouda