Artemis II flies by moon in first, historic look at the lunar dark side

April 6, 2026

Artemis II began its historic flyby of the moon Monday in what is the mission’s showstopper event — giving its crew and Earthlings back home their first glimpses ever of parts of the lunar dark side.

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