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Artemis II spacecrew prepare for historic moon flyby

The Artemis II crew is preparing for a historic lunar flyby that will take them farther from Earth than any previous human, documenting never-before-seen views of the Moon's far side.

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00:00The Artemis II space crew are preparing for their much-anticipated lunar flyby, which will take them further from Earth
00:08than any previous human in history.
00:11During the maneuver, they will be analyzing and photographing the features of the Moon.
00:17Commander Reed Wiseman, who spoke to his two daughters from space, told Houston's Mission Control Center that morale is high
00:24on board.
00:25We are up here, we're so far away, and for a moment, I was reunited with my little family, and
00:31it was just the greatest moment of my entire life.
00:33On Saturday night, the crew got their first glimpse of the dark side of the Moon.
00:39Seeing it in a different way, and just pairing that with how much we miss and love our families, and
00:45knowing that they're looking up and seeing the same Moon, it's a pretty amazing feeling.
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