Artemis Two: First Lunar Flyby in 53 Years

0:00Artemis. Two crew is over halfway to the moon, gearing up for the first lunar fly-by with humans in 53 years. This team of three Americans in one Canadian will snap picks of the far side without landing or orbiting, pushing farther out than Apollo crews ever, went over 252,000 miles from Earth. The Big Snank, their spaceship toilet, crapped out right after launch on Wednesday. Engineers think ice is clogging the urine line, so it's not flushing fully overboard. That way still works fine, but now they're relying on backup bags, and there's a funky smell coming from the floor setup. Mission bosses say the astronauts are handling it like pros, they train for glitches like this. Space toilets have always been tricky, from shuttles to stations, but officials confirm everything stable enough to keep rolling. This flight breaks records and makes history. First Canadian in lunar space, first woman and first black astronaut headed moonward. The Victor Glover called Earth tiny, and the moon huge already, with killer views all

1:00around. As they flew behind the moon Monday and splashed down in the Pacific on April 10 after nearly 10 days, it stepped one toward NASA's moon base dreams. And a South Pole ending by 2028, mission locked in, pushing boundaries. Stay informed with Birmingham News today, AI-powered updates.