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newsweek.com
NASA Loses Communication With Artemis 2 Astronauts: What to Know - Newsweek
NASA has temporarily lost contact with the four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission as the Orion spacecraft passes behind the moon, <strong>a predicted communications blackout</strong> that marks a critical phase of the historic crewed lunar flyby.
bbc.com
Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon at about 23:47 BST (18:47 EDT) on Monday, <strong>the radio and laser signals that allow the back-and-forth communication between the spacecraft and Earth will be blocked by the Moon itself</strong>.
news.sky.com
Artemis II live: Crew on way home after record-breaking night - and losing contact with NASA | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News
The Artemis II crew has begun the four-day journey back home, having travelled farther from Earth than any humans before. They completed a six-hour flyby of the moon overnight, losing communications with NASA for 40 minutes. Follow the latest.
scientificamerican.com
Where is Artemis II? NASA astronauts near the moon for first time in more than 50 years | Scientific American
Day four of the mission began with the crew waking up to the opening lines from Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club”—sadly, <strong>NASA cut the music right before the chorus</strong>, prompting commander Reid Wiseman to say what many of us watching were ...
pbs.org
The astronauts of Artemis II are about to be the farthest humans have ever been away from Earth | PBS News
NASA is relying on its Deep Space Network to communicate with the crew, but the giant antennas in California, Spain and Australia won't have a direct line of sight when Orion disappears behind the moon for approximately 40 minutes. These communication blackouts were always a tense time during Apollo although, as Frieling points out, "physics takes over and physics will absolutely get us back to the front side of the moon." Once Artemis II departs the lunar neighborhood, it will take four days to return home.
bbc.co.uk
Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth - BBC News
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon at about 23:47 BST (18:47 EDT) on Monday, <strong>the radio and laser signals that allow the back-and-forth communication between the spacecraft and Earth will be blocked by the Moon itself</strong>.
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