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“New Moon. we first shared the far side.

On. The moment

Yes, Apollo missions went around the far side of the moon. However, they didn't see all of it. Here's why.

First, the far side was often dark when they orbited.

This is because they landed on the near side, so it needed to be light for the astronauts exploring the surface. Since only half of the moon is lit by the sun at any given time, when the near side is lit, the far side is at least partly dark.

Second, Apollo saw small swaths of the surface of the moon as they orbited. This is because they were at a very low altitude and thus had a small, close-up field of view. When we flew around the moon, we were high enough that we saw an entire half at once, but farther away.

The part of the far side that was lit included an absolutely incredible, massive and significant crater basin named Orientale. It had never been fully observed before in person.

And that is how you all brought human eyes to see a new part of the solar ”

credit : Christina‘s IG

“After carrying the Artemis II crew on a 694,481-mile-journey around the Moon and safely returning them to Earth, Orion is home at @NASAKennedy!
Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, teams will now deservice the spacecraft - performing inspections, retrieving post flight data, removing reusable hardware, and also removing excess fuel and coolant.
Image description: A low-angle view shows the Orion spacecraft from the Artemis II mission mounted on a stand inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, its backshell tiles visibly darkened from its reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky”

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Crew got a questions from the little boy Lucas , who designed Rise, during their Good morning America interview . Super sweet.

“NASA’s Artemis III core stage arrives aboard the Pegasus barge at Kennedy’s Turn Basin on April 27. The SLS (Space Launch System) fourth-fifths core stage traveled 900 miles from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where the stage is manufactured and teams will complete assembly of the massive rocket inside the spaceport’s Vehicle Assembly Building”

Credit : @NASAKennedy YT page