Summary
Astronauts on the Artemis II mission made history by communicating with the International Space Station through a ship-to-ship call. This marked the first communication of its kind between a spacecraft near the Moon and the Space Station. The Artemis II crew recently completed a trip around the Moon and are now returning to Earth.
Key Facts
- The Artemis II mission involves a crew of four astronauts.
- They used a radio link to communicate with the International Space Station.
- This call is the first between a spacecraft near the Moon and the Space Station.
- The mission included a journey around the Moon, called a lunar flyby.
- NASA shared that the station crew asked about differences between their spacecraft.
- The Artemis II crew described what seeing the Moon up close was like.
- Artemis II is on its way back to Earth after completing its mission.
- Reid Wiseman is the commander of the Artemis II mission.
