"The astronauts entered what NASA calls the lunar sphere of influence at 0442 GMT Monday and will soon record the first lunar flyby since 1972, during which the crew will travel farther from our home planet than any human before."
"When the spacecraft comes closest to the moon, the astronauts will be able to see Earth and the moon at the same time and even a solar eclipse in which the Sun disappears behind the moon from Orion's perspective."
"The astronauts are tasked with documenting the moon during the lunar flyby. They have already started seeing features of the moon never before viewed with a naked human eye."
The Artemis II mission has reached the moon's gravitational sphere, with the Orion capsule positioned 63,000 kilometers from the moon. The spacecraft will soon approach the moon, allowing astronauts to see both Earth and the moon simultaneously. This mission marks the first crewed lunar flyby since 1972, with astronauts traveling farther from Earth than any humans before. Notably, Victor Glover will be the first person of color to fly around the moon, and Christina Koch will be the first woman. The crew is documenting the moon and has already captured unique images.
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