NASA’s Artemis II Crew Offers New Perspectives On Lunar Surface

Artemis II

In this view of the Moon, the near side—the hemisphere visible from Earth—is shown in the top half of the Moon's disk.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON — Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft Integrity swung around the far side of the Moon April 6, offering insights and observations of lunar surface features, including regions never before seen by human eyes. The 6.5-hr. flyby, which began at 2:45 p.m., was the highlight of the ongoing...
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