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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Science
Jonathan Yerushalmy and agencies

Blackouts, broken records and a message from the past: five key moments from Artemis II’s lunar flyby

Canadian Space Agency employee watches Artemis II mission astronauts during lunar flyby.
An employee from the Canadian Space Agency watches the Artemis II mission astronauts during a record-breaking lunar flyby. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

On the sixth day of a lunar mission that has rekindled global interest in space exploration and reinvigorated Nasa’s aims to return to the moon, the astronauts of Artemis II flew further from Earth than any human before them.

Across a six-hour flyby, the crew of the Orion capsule captured views of parts of the moon’s far side that have never been seen before – while honouring the astronauts who paved the way for their record-breaking mission.

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