The crew is expected to lose contact with Earth for about 40 minutes Monday while they’re behind the far side of the moon, also setting a new distance record.
WASHINGTON — The crew of the Artemis II mission are set to make history yet again on Monday, when the four astronauts aboard the Orion loop around the moon at the farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by humans.
Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Victor Glover will also get a chance to see a total solar eclipse during the flyby.
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