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One of the crew say they have seen "sights that no human has ever seen" after travelling beyond the far side of the Moon.

Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before ↗

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The astronauts lost connection with Nasa while behind the Moon, as they passed the furthest point humans have ever travelled from Earth.

‘Sights that no human has ever seen’: Artemis II crew bound for Earth after lunar fly-by and solar eclipse ↗

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The Artemis II astronauts set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.

Astronauts witness total solar eclipse after regaining contact with Earth following Moon fly-by ↗

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The Artemis II astronauts have set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.

Astronauts witnessing total solar eclipse after regaining contact with Earth following Moon fly-by ↗

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The astronauts lost connection with Nasa for 40 minutes as they passed behind the Moon and will soon witness a total solar eclipse.

'We see you too': Artemis II astronauts regain connection with Earth after Moon fly-by ↗

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The loss of communication with Nasa is planned and the spacecraft is expected to regain signal after 40 minutes.

'See you on the other side': Artemis II astronauts lose contact with Earth as they move behind Moon ↗

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