The 4 astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission have travelled farther from Earth than anybody in human historical past, in a dramatic lunar flyby that introduced spectacular pictures of the planet from hardly ever seen angles.
The Orion spacecraft’s crew misplaced contact with mission management for 40 minutes as they circled behind the Moon, as was anticipated. With communications re-established, astronaut Christina Koch mentioned: “It’s so great to hear from Earth again.”
The crew additionally witnessed a complete eclipse of the Sun because the Moon blocked out its mild, earlier than starting their journey again residence.
After the flyby, President Trump spoke to the crew and congratulated them: “Today, you’ve made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud.”
Read more about the journey here.
Video edited by Ian Aikman.
