As the Artemis II astronauts traveled past the Moon, they lost contact with Earth for about 40 minutes.
There were fears of a communications blackout because the spacecraft’s signals were blocked by the Moon. NASA says the furthest the crew flew during the blackout was 252,756 miles (406,771 km) from Earth.
Once contact was back, astronaut Christina Koch said: “It’s great to hear from Earth again.”
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