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The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
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Lakiesha Hawkins, Nasa’s acting deputy associate administrator for exploration systems development, said: “The mission continues to go well as the crew prepares to transition back to Earth and we get ready for entry day. “The team is turning our attention to the return and getting the crew safely home.
The Artemis II astronauts have set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.
The moon-bound Artemis II astronauts, enjoying spectacular views of Earth as it recedes behind them, took a break to chat with their families Friday before reviewing plans for closely observing the moon from the unique perspective of the lunar far side Monday.
The daring team officially broke the record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth this evening — previously set in 1970 by NASA’s Apollo 13 mission — when they reached a distance of 252,752 miles from home just after 2 pm Eastern time on Monday.