The highly anticipated lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission will take four astronauts on a pioneering survey of the moon Monday, including the rarely glimpsed lunar far side, which always faces away from Earth. The Artemis II crew is expected to surpass the record previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.
The crew, including NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will see features on the lunar surface that human eyes have never observed before.
0:00 The crew surpassed the record for humans’ farthest distance from Earth
27:25 "Such a majestic view out here." "Amaze, amaze, amaze."
48:45 Lunar flyby begins
4:27:30 "See you on the other side." Loss of communications as crew heads behind the Moon
4:49:52 Orion closest approach to the Moon
5:14:33 "That little crescent you see is Earth." Acquisition of communications as crew reemerges from behind the Moon
6:23:01 Orion enters solar eclipse
7:17:50 Solar eclipse concludes
NASA's Artemis II mission in 20 minutes:
• NASA's Artemis II mission in 20 minutes
Artemis II countdown & launch: Full liftoff video:
• Artemis II countdown & launch: Full liftof...
Artemis II crew speaks from space:
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