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Artemis II crew headed back to Earth after lunar flyby

Name: Artemis II crew headed back to Earth after lunar flyby
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T07:02:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 34 s
Description: For 40 minutes, all communication dropped and the Artemis II astronauts could only speak with each other as they completed a flyby of the moon's far side. The crew is now headed back to Earth. Mark Strassmann reports.

For 40 minutes, all communication dropped and the Artemis II astronauts could only speak with each other as they completed a flyby of the moon's far side. The crew is now headed back to Earth. Mark Strassmann reports.