"As the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission shot around the moon on Monday, going farther from our world than any human has gone before, the astronauts had Earth on their mind."
"The original Earthrise was snapped by the late astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission on December 24, 1968."
"During the period in between the two imaging opportunities, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen lost contact with Houston Ground Control for around 40 minutes."
"Koch said after the crew regained their signal with Houston on Monday having rounded the moon's far side, 'To Asia, Africa and Oceania: We are looking back at you.'"
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully launched four astronauts on a journey around the moon, allowing them to capture breathtaking images of Earth. The crew recreated the iconic Earthrise photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission. They also documented Earthset as they rounded the moon's far side. During this time, the astronauts lost contact with Houston Ground Control for about 40 minutes. Upon regaining communication, astronaut Christina Koch expressed a connection to Earth, acknowledging the visible eastern hemisphere.
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