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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined the most critical moments he expects in the coming days as Artemis II astronauts continue their journey around the far side of the moon.
As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.
Ahead of a lunar flyby on Monday, the crew celebrated the astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s first spaceflight and got a special message from Charlie Duke, the Apollo 16 moonwalker.
Track the progress of the Artemis II mission with the latest updates and news from the historic mission to the moon's orbit.
The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule have encountered intermittent complications with their spacecraft's toilet.
The NASA astronauts also sent down Easter messages Sunday while gearing up for a historic pass behind the moon Monday.
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More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts are grappling with a toilet problem
A toilet issue is plaguing the four astronauts on the Artemis II mission as the Orion capsule hurtles nearly 200,000 miles from Earth on its way to the moon.
The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.