Artemis II now closer to Moon than Earth | ABC NEWS
The four astronauts of the Artemis II crew are closing in on the Moon as their Orion space capsule is travelling at almost 40,000 kilometres an hour.
The group has sent back an image of parts of the Moon that had previously not been seen with human eyes.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch says it is an ‘amazing’ feeling to have a new view of Earth’s only natural satellite.
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