Artemis II mission loses contact with Earth for 40 minutes

As the Artemis II astronauts traveled behind the Moon, they were cut off from Earth for approximately 40 minutes.

Communications disruption was expected as spacecraft signals were blocked by the Moon. Nasa said the crew flew to the furthest point from Earth at 252,756 miles (406,771 km) during the power outage.

When contacted again, astronaut Christina Koch said: “It’s nice to hear from Earth again.”

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