IT’S HAPPENING: Artemis II Begins Its Moon Fly-By, as Four Astronauts Break the Distance Record From the Earth (VIDEOS) | The Gateway Pundit | by Paul Serran


IT’S HAPPENING: Artemis II Begins Its Moon Fly-By, as Four Astronauts Break the Distance Record From the Earth (VIDEOS)

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Close-up image of the moon showcasing its textured surface and craters against a black background.
The dark side of the Moon seen as never before – Image NASA

Emotions ran high when the crew named a lunar crater after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife.

IT’S HAPPENING: Artemis II began its historic flyby of the moon.

This is the mission’s main event, as the crew beams back to Earth the first glimpses ever of parts of the dark side of the moon.

The New York Post reported:

“The capsule began the flyby around 2:45 p.m. ET, and will spend just over six hours arcing around the moon with its windows pointed toward the far side of the lunar surface.

All four crew members will become the first people in history to see certain swaths of the far side — since most it remained in shadow when the Apollo missions orbited the moon over 50 years ago.”

The Apollo flights were close to the surface with a limited range of sight, while Artemis will stay between 4,000 and 6,000 miles from the moon, and crew will see the entirety of the far side under the full light of the sun.

“Artemis II’s astronauts will spend the flyby photographing and making in-person observations of the far side as part of their research. It will be a four-day journey home, with the capsule expected to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean around 8:07 p.m. ET on Friday.”

“And if all goes well, astronauts will go back up for an Earth-orbiting mission in 2027 under Artemis III and then walk on the moon in 2028 for Artemis IV.”

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