NASA Isn’t Going to Dark Side of the Moon
Scientists prefer to call the backside of the moon its “far” side.
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How to Follow NASA’s Artemis II Around the Far Side of the Moon
The astronauts will head into a communications blackout at 6:44 p.m. Eastern time as they become the first people to travel around the moon …
The Artemis II crew breaks a distance record.
Three Americans and one Canadian traveling on NASA’s Orion spacecraft surpassed a milestone set by the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970.
Astronauts Dedicate Moon Crater to Carroll Wiseman, Wife of NASA Commander
The crew shared an emotional moment with mission control and the family of Reid Wiseman, whose wife, Carroll, died in 2020, on the ground in…
Artemis II Astronauts Head Home After Historic Journey Around the Moon
The NASA lunar flyby took the four crew members farther from Earth than any humans. They witnessed a solar eclipse and received praise in a …
NASA Families Don’t Go to the Moon, but They’re on the Mission, Too
For the families of the Artemis II astronauts, the mission “begins at assignment.”
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission: Everything You Need to Know
The journey around the moon of three Americans and one Canadian is going into its sixth day, but it’s not too late to get caught up on it.