Kochi: After a 49 minute blackout, NASA got in contact with Artemis astronauts traveling around the Moon, NDTV reported.
After traveling further from Earth than any human before, the four astronauts were sending feedback carrying out NASA’s first lunar flyby in over 50 years.
They temporarily lost signal as their spacecraft passed behind Earth’s natural satellite. The Artemis II team created history when they broke the distance record set by the 1970 Apollo 13 mission when they reached the journey’s anticipated furthest distance from Earth — 252,760 miles (406,778 kilometers).
The lunar flyby observation period will continue until approximately 9:20pm eastern (0120 GMT). Those types of observations are things that humans are uniquely able to contribute, and you just really brought us along with you.”
The Orion capsule is zipping around the Moon before U-turning and heading back to Earth in a so-called “free-return trajectory,” a return-trip that will take about four days.
Artemis crew create history
