The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment. Emile Martin, section editor at Ciel & Espace, joined France 24 from Houston to describe the emotion at mission control the moment the crew broke the record.
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'Moving moment' as Artemis II crew flies farther than humans have ever gone before
France 24
April 07, 2026
09:42 GMT
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment. Emile Martin, section editor at Ciel & Espace, joined France 24 from Houston to describe the emotion at mission control the moment the crew broke the record.
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The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment. Emile Martin, section editor at Ciel & Espace, joined France 24 from Houston to describe the emotion at mission control the moment the crew broke the record.
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