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For the first time since Apollo 17, astronauts traveling beyond low Earth orbit photographed the moon at close range on Monday, as astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen transmitted the first crewed lunar images of the modern spaceflight era from aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.
A Coronado space engineer who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing is looking back at the historic 1969 event as NASA's Artemis II mission unfolds.
NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century — made history on its trip around the moon on Monday afternoon. The four-member crew — NASA commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover,
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
Launched on April 1, Artemis II is the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 and the first to carry humans aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft.
The Artemis II astronauts are due to speak with the media as they prepare for a California water landing following a historic flyby of the moon.