Houston, April 4, 2026 (AFP) - Artemis astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby

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2026-04-04

The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph during their time circling the Moon. "Morale is high on board," commander Reid Wiseman told Houston's Mission Control center as the space crew's work day began. Upon waking around 1635 GMT on Saturday, the astronauts were approximately 169,000 miles (271,979 kilometers) from Earth, and a......

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