I was with Artemis II's scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here's what I saw

"Marie Henderson, NASA's deputy lunar-science lead for Artemis II, stood at the front of the room, beneath a row of display screens that showed a countdown clock and the astronauts inside the spacecraft they had named Integrity, a view of the Moon growing larger in their window."

"The Artemis II astronauts - Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen - pulled off a nearly flawless sequence of lunar observations, describing, photographing and marveling at the Moon, observing parts of its far side that no human had seen in sunlight before."

"The scientists' faces lit up when the astronauts reported seeing green and brown hues on the lunar surface, rather than just greys, or when Glover rhapsodized about the shadows along the 'terminator', the boundary between day and night on the Moon."

"A later news conference revealed that there were 'audible screams of delight' from the scientists as they celebrated the successful observations and findings from the lunar fly-by."

The Artemis II mission's science operations commenced as astronauts flew around the Moon. NASA's deputy lunar-science lead, Marie Henderson, confirmed the team's readiness for the lunar fly-by. The astronauts executed a nearly flawless sequence of observations, capturing images and descriptions of the Moon's surface, including colors not previously seen. Their findings included green and brown hues, and excitement was palpable among the scientists, culminating in audible screams of delight during a news conference.

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