{"id":1874632,"date":"2026-04-09T20:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874632"},"modified":"2026-04-09T20:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:22:46","slug":"nasas-artemis-ii-mission-to-fly-around-the-far-side-of-the-moon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874632","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission to fly around the far side of the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"_10nsm9314 _10nsm931 _10nsm930 _10nsm932a\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm9315\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_10nsm9316 _10nsm931 _10nsm930 _10nsm932c\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm9317\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"_1ymtmqp3\">\n<div class=\"_7phqe51 _7phqe50\">\n<div class=\"_7phqe58\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede\">\n<div class=\"yfv1cc0\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--stream-lede _5geqtj0 sticky-nav-trigger\">\n<div class=\"_5geqtj1 _5geqtj2\"><span class=\"_5geqtj3\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_4hoisse\">\n<li class><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\" class=\"_4hoiss4 _1xwtict5\">Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp6 tvl9dp1 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 _5geqtj4\">Updated <!-- -->Today, <time datetime=\"2026-04-09T20:22:46+00:00\">Apr 9, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_5geqtj5\">\n<h1 class=\"_8enl991 _8enl990 _1xwtict9\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission to fly around the far side of the Moon<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_5geqtj6\">\n<div class=\"_5geqtj7\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-byline _1xwticti _114qu8c0\"><span class><span>by<\/span> <!-- --> <span class=\"_114qu8c2 _114qu8cb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/verge-staff\">Verge Staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_5geqtj7 _5geqtj8\"><span class><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--share-buttons a8vjfv0\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"a8vjfvo\"><button aria-label=\"Copy link\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>Link<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share article\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>Share<\/title><\/button><\/li>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Open RSS feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/rss\/stream\/20464606\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>RSS<\/title><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gift this article\" class=\"a8vjfv1\"><title>Gift<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"_5geqtj9 _1ymtmqpr\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_10nsm938 _10nsm930 _10nsm932c\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm939\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_10nsm938 _10nsm930 _10nsm932b\">\n<div class=\"_10nsm930 _10nsm93f _10nsm939\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_7phqe54\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body _7phqe55\">\n<section class=\"_7phqe52 _7phqe50\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Humans haven\u2019t set foot on the Moon since NASA\u2019s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Now, the space agency is racing to get back to the lunar surface under the umbrella of its Artemis program \u2014 a nod to the Greek goddess and twin sister of Apollo, whose name was given to NASA\u2019s first program to send humans to the Moon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The program has been plagued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/11\/16\/22783149\/nasa-artemis-moon-landing-2026-office-inspector-general-report\">years of delays<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/11\/30\/21726753\/nasa-orion-crew-capsule-power-unit-failure-artemis-i\">development mishaps<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/5\/15\/18622884\/nasa-moon-artemis-program-bridenstine-congress-money-budget\"> billions of dollars in budget overruns<\/a>, but the mission is unquestionably ambitious. The goal of Artemis is to create a sustainable presence near the Moon, instead of just sending humans to plant flags and make footprints. The agency also aims to send the first woman to the Moon through the Artemis program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/11\/16\/23461490\/nasa-artemis-1-success-launch-sls\">Artemis I<\/a> successfully completed its uncrewed mission in 2022. On April 2nd, 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/904458\/nasa-artemis-ii-mission-moon-astronauts\">Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center<\/a> carrying four astronauts in its Orion capsule to travel around the Moon before returning to Earth in 10 days\u2019 time. They\u2019ll test out the hardware and systems that could soon see humans standing on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years in the Artemis IV mission scheduled for 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"_7phqe53\">\n<div class=\"duet--navigation--stream-highlights cuzw3b0 _1fid0w90 fqaeio0\">\n<div class=\"cuzw3b1 p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1fid0w91\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"_1fid0w92\">\n<li class=\"_1fid0w93\"><a class=\"_1fid0w94\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA3MzY0\">The Artemis II astronauts will set a new distance record from Earth today<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"_1fid0w93\"><a class=\"_1fid0w94\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA0NDU4\">NASA launches four astronauts toward the Moon on the Artemis II mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"_1fid0w93\"><a class=\"_1fid0w94\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA1NDA2\">The Artemis Moon base project is legally dubious<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"updates-section\" class=\"_1n3sh6v0\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\">Today, <time datetime=\"2026-04-09T20:22:46+00:00\">An hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">How can you help NASA astronauts land on the Moon?<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">You might not be able to fly on an <a href=\"http:\/\/theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing\">Artemis mission<\/a>, but you could help them navigate transitions across the gravity on Earth, in transit, and on the Moon. Navy researchers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/4455366\/navy-researchers-seek-volunteers-for-nasa-study\/\">are seeking volunteers<\/a> to help find out \u201chow the brain and inner ear respond to motion and to space motion sickness mitigation techniques\u201d using an Air Force centrifuge:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvog\">\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote ewrhy31 ewrhy30 _1xwtict9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy3b ewrhy38\">Participants will complete up to eight hours of testing across two days, including exposure to three times the force of Earth\u2019s gravity acceleration profile inside the centrifuge, and a series of balance and vision assessments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\">Today, <time datetime=\"2026-04-09T18:50:19+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">The European Service Module is guiding Artemis II back to Earth.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">On its way to and from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing\">visiting the Moon<\/a>, the 33 engines of the ESA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esa.int\/orion\/2026\/03\/30\/europes-engines-powering-artemis-ii\/\">European Service Module<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2026\/04\/07\/artemis-ii-flight-day-7-first-return-correction-burn-complete\/\">keeping Orion on track<\/a>, as explained in this video. The crew has also tested manual piloting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2026\/04\/08\/artemis-ii-flight-day-8-crew-conducts-key-tests-on-return-to-earth\/\">plans another demonstration<\/a> tonight at about 10:55PM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The module\u2019s last correction burn will happen before it separates from the crew capsule ahead of a scheduled splashdown Friday night at 8:07PM ET off the coast of San Diego.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dominic Preston\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/DOM_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T11:00:00+00:00\">Apr 8<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/dominic-preston\">Dominic Preston<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">That\u2019s no moon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">As Artemis II sends back some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/908613\/nasa-moon-wallpaper-oled-monitor\">wallpaper-worthy<\/a> photos of the Moon and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907953\/nasa-artemis-astronaut-total-solar-eclipse-photo#comments\">solar eclipse<\/a>, it may have given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/3\/13\/23637401\/samsung-fake-moon-photos-ai-galaxy-s21-s23-ultra\">Samsung<\/a> some inspiration for its next generation of smartphone cameras.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\"><strong>Thegovier<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvog\">\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote ewrhy31 ewrhy30 _1xwtict9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy3b ewrhy38\">Hopefully Samsung will add this to their photography AI so we can all take perfect photos next time we\u2019re on the other side of the moon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Get the day\u2019s best comment and more in my free newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/newsletters\"><em>The Verge Daily<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T08:28:58+00:00\">Apr 8<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">OLED black levels from outer space.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">I\u2019ve been looking for a new desktop wallpaper for a while, and thanks to the Artemis II astronauts I\u2019ve finally <a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/details\/art002e009287\">found one<\/a>. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907953\/nasa-artemis-astronaut-total-solar-eclipse-photo\">stunning images<\/a> of the Earth and the Moon are great for OLED monitors in particular, providing out of this world black levels. Literally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvoj\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1ymtmqpj _1etxtj10\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpx _1etxtj11\" id=\":R1aj4l6dar96:\">\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/moonoled.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1411\" data-pswp-width=\"2400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;This particular shot looks great on an OLED monitor.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/moonoled.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/55192132107_00dc598014_o.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"3712\" data-pswp-width=\"5568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt='&lt;em&gt;You can download the original from &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/details\/art002e009287\"&gt;NASA\u2019s website&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/em&gt;' data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/55192132107_00dc598014_o.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1f\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"_1etxtj1h _1etxtj1g _1etxtj1f\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj18\">\n<ul class=\"_1etxtj19\">\n<li style=\"width:50%\" class=\"_1etxtj1b _1etxtj1a\">\n<li style=\"width:50%\" class=\"_1etxtj1c _1etxtj1a\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1etxtj1d\" style=\"height:30px\"><strong class=\"_1etxtj1e\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->2<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline _1etxtj1k qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>This particular shot looks great on an OLED monitor.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Photo by Tom Warren \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stevie Bonifield\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STEVIE_BONIFIELD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T20:48:43+00:00\">Apr 7<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/stevie-bonifield\">Stevie Bonifield<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Artemis II crew is \u2018homeward bound\u2019 after swinging by the Moon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">With their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907682\/nasa-artemis-ii-distance-record-crater-names\">historic lunar flyby<\/a> complete, the crew of Artemis II are officially <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NASA_Johnson\/status\/2041590638257263067?s=20\">on their way back to Earth<\/a>. The Orion spacecraft is expected to splash down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/nasa-answers-your-most-pressing-artemis-ii-questions\/\">off the coast of San Diego<\/a> around 8PM Eastern on Friday. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-iii\/\">next Artemis mission<\/a> is currently slated for 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA3OTUz\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emma Roth\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195810\/EMMA_ROTH.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T14:12:58+00:00\">Apr 7<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/emma-roth\">Emma Roth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907953\/nasa-artemis-astronaut-total-solar-eclipse-photo\">First photos of solar eclipse from Artemis II crew look almost too good to be real<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nasa-artemis-eclipse\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-eclipse.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.024402147388969%2C100%2C99.951195705222&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nasa-artemis-eclipse\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-eclipse.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.024402147388969%2C100%2C99.951195705222&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: NASA<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">The Artemis II astronauts have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing-trump-administration-jim-bridenstine\">already captured some incredible sights<\/a> of the Earth and Moon during their journey. Now we can add a new visual to that list: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/55193054741\/in\/photostream\/\">a total solar eclipse<\/a> as seen from deep space. It looks almost <em>too<\/em> perfect; the Moon has crisp, but uneven edges, while bright stars dot the area around it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/55192084847\/in\/photostream\/\">Another photo<\/a> shared by NASA shows the Earth, a portion of it cloaked in shadows, setting beyond the Moon. It\u2019s meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apollo-8-earthrise\/\">resemble the \u201cearthrise\u201d image<\/a> captured by the astronauts on the Apollo 8 mission nearly six decades ago.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907953\/nasa-artemis-astronaut-total-solar-eclipse-photo\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Ricker\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/196111\/IMG_5981_2.0.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T08:40:49+00:00\">Apr 7<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/thomas-ricker\">Thomas Ricker<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">NASA\u2019s record breaking lunar flyby.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The crew of the Artemis II are now on a return trajectory to Earth, with an expected splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 8:07pm local time on Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T23:32:49+00:00\">Apr 6<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">NASA\u2019s Orion spacecraft has reached its maximum distance from Earth: 252,756 miles.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">After setting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907682\/nasa-artemis-ii-distance-record-crater-names\">new distance record<\/a> and going behind the Moon, the Artemis II crew has now gone as far away from Earth as they will during the mission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The team reached the milestone during a planned communications blackout, but they\u2019ve made contact again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA3Njgy\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stevie Bonifield\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STEVIE_BONIFIELD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T20:40:11+00:00\">Apr 6<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/stevie-bonifield\">Stevie Bonifield<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907682\/nasa-artemis-ii-distance-record-crater-names\">Artemis II astronauts break a record, name a crater<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nasa-artemis-ii-moon\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-moon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nasa-artemis-ii-moon\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-moon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>Artemis II is capturing images of the far side of the Moon, partially visible here, which can\u2019t be seen from Earth. <\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: NASA<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">A few minutes before 2PM ET on Monday, the crew of Artemis II <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907621\/artemis-ii-crew-crewed-mission-distance-record\">broke a record set 56 years ago<\/a> by the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission \u2014 at over 248,655 miles, they have now traveled farther from Earth than any humans before them. They marked the occasion with a crater naming ceremony that left the whole crew embracing each other in lunar orbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">The Artemis II crew proposed names for two craters on the Moon. The first they named after their spacecraft, Integrity. The second was more personal. \u201cA number of years ago, we started this journey and our close-knit astronaut family, and we lost a loved one,\u201d mission specialist Jeremy Hansen said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0\">during NASA\u2019s livestream<\/a>. \u201cHer name was Carroll, the spouse of Reid, the mother of Katie and Ellie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907682\/nasa-artemis-ii-distance-record-crater-names\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T18:46:04+00:00\">Apr 6<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Artemis II crew sets the distance record.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2026\/04\/06\/artemis-ii-flight-day-6-lunar-flyby-updates\/#:~:text=times%20are%20Eastern.-,1%3A56%E2%80%AFp.m.%C2%A0,-The%20Artemis%20II\">have surpassed Apollo 13\u2019s record<\/a> for the greatest distance a human mission has traveled away from Earth at over 240,000 miles and counting, and they\u2019ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907364\/nasa-artemis-ii-astronauts-moon-orion-distance-record\">continue stretching that out<\/a> until about 7:07PM ET. Right now, they\u2019re beginning to observe the Moon\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvog\">\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote ewrhy31 ewrhy30 _1xwtict9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy3b ewrhy38\">NASA Flight Director Brandon Lloyd, Capsule Communicator Amy Dill, and Command and Handling Data Officer Brandon Borter also marked a lighthearted milestone today by emailing the crew what is now assumed to be the longest person-to-person message ever sent in human history.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA3MzY0\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Liszewski\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/ANDREW_LISZEWSKI_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T15:46:06+00:00\">Apr 6<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-liszewski\">Andrew Liszewski<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907364\/nasa-artemis-ii-astronauts-moon-orion-distance-record\">The Artemis II astronauts will set a new distance record from Earth today<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nasa_artemisii\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa_artemisii.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.02498750624688%2C100%2C99.950024987506&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nasa_artemisii\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa_artemisii.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.02498750624688%2C100%2C99.950024987506&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman looks back at Earth from one of the Orion spacecraft\u2019s main cabin windows.<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: NASA<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">On April 15th, 1970, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert set a distance record when Apollo 13 traveled 248,655 miles from Earth. Nearly 56 years later, the crew of Artemis II is expected to break that record by several thousand miles when the Orion spacecraft reaches a maximum distance of 252,757 miles away from Earth later today as it completes its flight around the far side of the Moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/scheduled-video\/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-flies-around-the-moon-official-broadcast\/\">coverage of the lunar flyby begins at 1PM ET today<\/a> if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0\">follow along at home<\/a>, while the astronauts are expected to set the new distance record from Earth at 1:56PM ET. The trip around the far side of the Moon will take about six hours and include observations of the lunar surface never before seen by humans, as well as surveys to identify possible landing locations for future missions.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/907364\/nasa-artemis-ii-astronauts-moon-orion-distance-record\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew J. Hawkins\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195793\/ANDREW_HAWKINS.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T13:55:02+00:00\">Apr 6<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-j-hawkins\">Andrew J. Hawkins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Today\u2019s Artemis II lunar flyby will be livestreamed on Netflix.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The streaming giant missed out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/904458\/nasa-artemis-ii-mission-moon-astronauts\">the April 1st launch of Artemis II<\/a>, but will broadcast today\u2019s historic flight around the Moon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">At 1PM ET, the capsule will fly past the Moon\u2019s far side, which always faces away from the Earth, and it will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0\">stream on NASA\u2019s official YouTube channel<\/a>. NASA also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/695342\/nasa-plus-netflix-partnership\">made a deal with Netflix last year<\/a> to feature some of its content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvoe\">\n<div class=\"wn1wvo9\"><a class=\"wn1wvoa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/news\/netflix-artemis-ii-livestream-details\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix Missed the Artemis II Launch, But Will Livestream the Lunar Flyby<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wn1wvob\">[<!-- -->What&#8217;s on Netflix<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terrence O'Brien\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Terrence-OBrien-headshot-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T21:49:46+00:00\">Apr 5<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/terrence-obrien\">Terrence O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">The far side of the Moon peeks out to say hi.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NASA\/status\/2040647522276802773\">shared<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/amf-art002e009006\/\">this photo<\/a> taken by the Artemis II crew today, showing the Orientale basin in its entirety for the first time. The far side is also becoming visible as the mission approaches its destination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvoc\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning ucljxw0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image kqz8fh0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjkwNzIwNA==\"><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Moonlarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"972\" data-pswp-width=\"1458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Artemis II crew took this photo on day 4 of their journey to the Moon. In it, the Moon is oriented with the South Pole at the top and are beginning to see parts of the lunar far side. Orientale basin is on the right edge of the lunar disk in this image. Artemis II marks the first time that humans have seen the entire basin. The Artemis II crew will continue to observe Orientale from multiple angles as they approach the Moon and throughout the lunar flyby. Orientale is the textbook multi-ring impact basin used as a baseline to compare other impact craters on rocky worlds from Mercury to Pluto.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Moonlarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: NASA<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terrence O'Brien\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Terrence-OBrien-headshot-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-04T20:50:12+00:00\">Apr 4<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/terrence-obrien\">Terrence O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">You can\u2019t doomscroll 230,000 miles from Earth.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Artemis II\u2019s astronauts are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/03\/technology\/iphones-artemis-nasa.html\">carrying iPhones<\/a>, but it\u2019s not to post on Instagram or check email. They can\u2019t even connect to the internet. They\u2019re mostly there for taking photos and videos. According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/03\/technology\/iphones-artemis-nasa.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvog\">\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote ewrhy31 ewrhy30 _1xwtict9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy3b ewrhy38\">The mission is one of the first times that NASA has allowed astronauts to fly with smartphones. NASA gave each astronaut an iPhone during the crew\u2019s quarantine, which started in March, the agency said. But there was no sneaking in a video call on FaceTime or a round of Candy Crush before entering orbit. The phones can\u2019t connect to the internet or use Bluetooth, NASA said. They are primarily for taking photos and videos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terrence O'Brien\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Terrence-OBrien-headshot-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-04T18:12:41+00:00\">Apr 4<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/terrence-obrien\">Terrence O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Artemis II is more than halfway to the Moon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The crew is on track to fly by the Moon on Monday, April 6th, and posting updates along the way, including this <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NASA\/status\/2040468080686424396\">stunning pair of photos<\/a> of the astronauts looking back at Earth. If you want to follow along with every tiny detail, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m3kR2KK8TEs\">livestream<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terrence O'Brien\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Terrence-OBrien-headshot-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-04T14:26:34+00:00\">Apr 4<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/terrence-obrien\">Terrence O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Why the Artemis II crew is relying on decade old tech.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">After liftoff, there was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/906988\/nasa-artemis-ii-microsoft-outlook-issue-fixed\">issue with Outlook<\/a> running on the mission\u2019s Surface Pro. That left some wondering why NASA was still using such old tech. Well, devices need to be tested and certified. To save money, they went with tech that was already approved. Then the launch date got pushed back\u2026 repeatedly. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/jthutt.bsky.social\/post\/3mijpjw6dgmbe\">this thread<\/a> from NASA\u2019s Jason Hutt for the full breakdown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA2OTg4\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stevie Bonifield\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STEVIE_BONIFIELD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T20:53:48+00:00\">Apr 3<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/stevie-bonifield\">Stevie Bonifield<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/906988\/nasa-artemis-ii-microsoft-outlook-issue-fixed\">NASA did eventually solve Artemis II\u2019s Outlook glitch<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2269451654.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2269451654.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\"><em>NASA\u2019s Artemis II rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. <\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Photo: Joe Raedle via Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">On Thursday, during Artemis II\u2019s journey to the Moon, commander Reid Wiseman ran into a tech issue some of us back on Earth can relate to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/905865\/artemis-ii-tech-support-checking-in\">Microsoft Outlook wasn\u2019t working<\/a>. In a conversation captured in NASA\u2019s Artemis livestream and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/nikigrayson.com\/post\/3miik2wzosk25\">shared on Bluesky<\/a>, Wiseman reported to Mission Control: \u201cI also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">To take care of the issue, Mission Control had to remotely access Wiseman\u2019s personal computing device (PCD), a Microsoft Surface Pro. During a press conference on Thursday, Artemis flight director Judd Frieling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/j3Pq35gm4qA?si=etdGDMvk72qd1bjY&amp;t=2079\">said NASA had fixed the issue<\/a>, stating, \u201cThis is not uncommon. We have this on-station all the time. You know, sometimes Outlook has issues getting configured, especially when you don\u2019t have a network that\u2019s directly connected. And so essentially we just had to reload his files on Outlook to get it working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/906988\/nasa-artemis-ii-microsoft-outlook-issue-fixed\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T15:50:37+00:00\">Apr 3<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Hey, that\u2019s Earth!<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/journey-to-the-moon\/\">incredible photos<\/a> of our planet taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman. Amazing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvoj\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1ymtmqpj _1etxtj10\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpx _1etxtj11\" id=\":R1ajil6dar96:\">\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/art002e000192.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"3712\" data-pswp-width=\"5568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo of the Earth taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" 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width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/196111\/IMG_5981_2.0.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T11:02:42+00:00\">Apr 3<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/thomas-ricker\">Thomas Ricker<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">\u201cWith this burn to the moon, we do not leave Earth, we choose it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The Orion spacecraft is now on a course to take four astronauts around the moon in four days time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T15:03:41+00:00\">Apr 2<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">Artemis II tech support checking in.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Even on NASA\u2019s first crewed lunar mission in forever, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6RwfNBtepa4\">live stream<\/a> captured astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/nikigrayson.com\/post\/3miik2wzosk25\">having issues<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/run-new-outlook-and-classic-outlook-side-by-side-a624c36d-c50f-43bc-9c8b-dd17b5690ffb\">Outlook (New) and Outlook (classic)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">While I\u2019m pretty sure the ship\u2019s computers aren\u2019t running on Windows, the crew is equipped with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/Tf_UjBMIzNo?si=iQoqLnb7JFsWjPaL&amp;t=1373\">iPhones<\/a>, tablets, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Why-do-they-use-Windows-OS-in-the-International-Space-Station\/answer\/Robert-Frost-1\">laptops<\/a> \u201cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/life-encapsulated-inside-nasas-orion-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission\/#:~:text=and%20systems%20familiarization.-,Keeping%20in%20Touch,-Inside%20Orion%2C%20the\">review procedures<\/a> and load entertainment onto before launch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card 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class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">A stunning look at the Artemis II liftoff.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/north0fnorth\/status\/2039485474889158840\">beautiful shots<\/a> I\u2019m seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/balail\/status\/2039508620941955142\">across social media<\/a>, NASA has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasahqphoto\/albums\/72177720331487648\/\">photo album<\/a> for yesterday\u2019s launch that\u2019s well worth checking out even if you tuned into the livestream. The album is hosted on Flickr, making America\u2019s mission to the moon feel even more nostalgic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvoj\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1ymtmqpj _1etxtj10\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpx _1etxtj11\" id=\":R1ajll6dar96:\">\n<div class=\"_1etxtj13\"><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/55181835532_b3d043a8ae_c.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"561\" data-pswp-width=\"799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" 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Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2269443850.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.0050735667173996%2C100%2C99.989852866565&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2269443850.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.0050735667173996%2C100%2C99.989852866565&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II flight, which is set to take four astronauts toward the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, successfully launched on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">The Artemis II mission, part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-adds-mission-to-artemis-lunar-program-updates-architecture\/\">NASA\u2019s Artemis program<\/a> that\u2019s intended to bring humans back onto the Moon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/886656\/nasa-artemis-moon-landing-delayed-2028\">as early as 2028<\/a>, will bring the four astronauts in orbit around the Moon on the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, will make the trip aboard the Orion crew capsule, and the full mission is expected to be a 10-day journey. The mission was delayed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/882946\/nasas-moon-mission-delayed-again\">in February<\/a> due to a helium supply issue.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/904458\/nasa-artemis-ii-mission-moon-astronauts\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTA1NDA2\" class=\"xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/static-assets\/headshots\/default_headshot.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T19:05:23+00:00\">Apr 1<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/georgina-torbet\">Georgina Torbet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"xjq14b2\"><a class=\"xjq14b3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/905406\/artemis-ii-moon-base-law\">The Artemis Moon base project is legally dubious<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"xjq14b4\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j0\">\n<div class=\"_1ibjt4j2 _1ibjt4j1 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1b9pgly0\">\n<div class=\"_1b9pgly1 _1b9pgly2\">\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpn _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-US-SPACE-ARTEMIS-NASA\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2268671048.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ymtmqpm _1ymtmqpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-US-SPACE-ARTEMIS-NASA\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2268671048.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption qama0i0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0ia\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft rest on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 31, 2026, ahead of the crewed lunar mission.<\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1xwtict2 qama0i5\">Image: AFP via Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xjq14b7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">With NASA planning to launch four astronauts on Wednesday on its Artemis II mission, the race to return to the Moon is back on. The current mission will see astronauts aboard the Orion capsule travel around the Moon before returning to Earth in 10 days\u2019 time. They\u2019ll be testing out the hardware and systems that could soon see Americans standing on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years in the Artemis IV mission scheduled for 2028. NASA isn\u2019t ready to land people on the Moon just yet, but that\u2019s the aim for the next five years: to not only get people onto the Moon but establish a lengthy human presence on its surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy3 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1 xjq14b5\">That\u2019s NASA\u2019s selling point of Artemis, compared to the Apollo missions of the 1960s and \u201970s \u2014 we won\u2019t just be visiting the Moon for a few days, but rather inhabiting it for a long period of time. Exactly how long is still unclear, but the idea is to build a Moon base that allows astronauts to live on the lunar surface for weeks or even months at a time.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"xjq14b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/905406\/artemis-ii-moon-base-law\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jess Weatherbed\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195820\/JESSICA_WEATHERBED.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T07:27:00+00:00\">Apr 1<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jess-weatherbed\">Jess Weatherbed<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">The NASA countdown begins.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Providing all goes to plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing-trump-administration-jim-bridenstine\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission<\/a> will launch later today and carry astronauts around the moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The launch window is targeted for 6:24PM ET, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2026\/03\/30\/nasas-artemis-ii-launch-mission-countdown-begins\/\">onsite countdown officially underway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvo1\">\n<div class=\"_199bv1dd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post xjq14b0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l2\">\n<div class=\"yy0d3l7\">\n<div class=\"p6psth0\">\n<div class=\"p6psth1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thomas Ricker\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"p6psth4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/196111\/IMG_5981_2.0.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p6psth5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp tvl9dp2 tvl9dp0 _1xwtict5 p6psth6\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-23T07:52:12+00:00\">Feb 23<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6psth7\"><span><a class=\"p6psth8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/thomas-ricker\">Thomas Ricker<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr92 _1t4tcr90\">\n<div class=\"_1t4tcr94\">NASA\u2019s Moon mission delayed again.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wn1wvof wn1wvo0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Artemis 2, slated to launch four astronauts around the Moon in just a few weeks, has been delayed due to a helium supply issue in the SLS rocket\u2019s upper stage. The mission, originally scheduled for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/orion\/nasas-deep-space-exploration-system-is-coming-together\/\">2023<\/a>, has now been delayed to April, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NASAAdmin\/status\/2025249086908125630?s=20\">at the earliest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"wn1wvoe\">\n<div class=\"wn1wvo9\"><a class=\"wn1wvoa\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2026\/02\/nasa-says-it-needs-to-haul-the-artemis-ii-rocket-back-to-the-hangar-for-repairs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wn1wvob\">[<!-- -->Ars Technica<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"duet--cta--button _1f7jm892 _1f7jm890 _1n3sh6v5 _1f7jm89g\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing\/archives\/2\"><span>More 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