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'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them

'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them

They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the Moon, but as they sped closer to home the Artemis astronauts said Wednesday they have barely started processing the extraordinary experience they shared. "Human minds should not go through what these just went through,"

Artemis astronauts ready for Moon flyby on fifth day of historic mission

Artemis astronauts ready for Moon flyby on fifth day of historic mission

The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission prepared Sunday to enter the Moon's "sphere of influence," having already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes. As they awoke for day five of the 10-day mission, their

Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

The Artemis astronauts have taken in sights of the Moon never before seen by human eyes, crew members reported on Sunday as their spacecraft crossed the two-thirds mark on their journey to a long-anticipated lunar flyby. As the astronauts went to bed in the early hours of Sunday,

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft. Astronaut Christina Koch said the crew had a collective "expression of joy&

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us. The four crewmembers zipping through space toward the Moon are carrying out a mission unlike any before it, but they're also still muddling on through

'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon

'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon

Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon late Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. With enough thrust to accelerate a stationary car to highway driving speed in less than three seconds, the

Venezuela oil reserves both entice and repel energy giants

Venezuela oil reserves both entice and repel energy giants

President Donald Trump's administration is pushing to open Venezuela's untapped natural resources to US investment but the oil-rich Latin American country's outdated infrastructure is making energy giants think twice about going all-in. Since US forces captured Venezuela's former leader Nicolas