Artemis Crew Reaches Moon's Far Side

0:00The Artemis II crew just hit a huge milestone on their moon mission, getting closer to the lunar surface than to Earth. Commander Reed Weisman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hanson are cruising in the Orion capsule toward a fly-by of the moon's far side-come, Monday. Ground teams fixed on a stubborn toilet glitch while the astronauts chilled in deep space. Overnight Saturday, mission control announced the big news, and the crew erupted in cheers. Co-confirmed they were about 118,000 nautical miles from the moon, peeking at its far side through the docking window. They even snapped a crescent earth shot the day before, soaking in those epic deep space views. The astronauts sounded thrilled, with Koch calling the moon a beautiful sight that's got them buzzing. No human eyes have directly scoped that far side up close before, making this a first for real-time observations beyond satellite picks. Heaters pulled off a bake-out maneuver Saturday, tilting Orion to thaw a frozen vent line

1:00blocking urine dump. Crews stuck to contingency bags in the meantime, but the ship's trajectory stays flawless, no need for correction burns. Heaters cranked up, cameras watched, and timelines shifted just a bit. Weisman and Glover gear up for manual piloting practice soon, fine-tuning Orion for future Artemis runs. With systems humming strong, this squad's prime to loop the moon's hidden half and beam back fresh intel. From your city, powered by AI, this is Dallas News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.