"At 1:25 a.m., the signal was restored, and the live video showed the unprecedented view of a tiny Earth emerging from behind a large Moon, on the opposite side from where it had disappeared a short while earlier."
"Both resembled crescent moons. Artemis 2's journey home began amid that 41-minute period of silence, during which the four astronauts saw parts of the far side of the Moon that no one had ever seen before."
"Far from being an isolated incident, this period of radio silence is an inevitable consequence of traveling to the Moon. Visiting the Moon requires circling it."
"At 2:35 a.m., the Sun began to set behind the Moon, and the astronauts had to put on eclipse glasses, just like anyone else during the partial phase of any solar eclipse."
The Orion spacecraft lost contact with Earth on the sixth day of its mission, but communication was restored 41 minutes later. During this silence, astronauts reached the closest point to the Moon and set a new record for distance from Earth at 406,771 kilometers. This period of radio silence is typical for lunar missions as the Moon obstructs communication. The astronauts also witnessed a total solar eclipse shortly after regaining contact, marking a significant achievement in their journey.
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