The astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) spaceflight mission, Artemis II, witnessed a total solar eclipse, as no human has experienced before. Notably, before witnessing the solar eclipse, the astronauts lost contact from the control room on the Earth. for at least 40 minutes. The Artemis II astronauts witnessed the spectacular moment just a few thousand miles above the moon. NASA also shared a video of the Artemis II's Orion capsule entering the solar eclipse. "Artemis II is now entering a solar eclipse that will last for about an hour as Orion, the Moon and the Sun align. During this phase, the crew will see the Sun disappear behind a mostly darkened Moon," the space agency said in an X post along with
sharing the video.
Artemis II is now entering a solar eclipse that will last for about an hour as Orion, the Moon and the Sun align. During this phase, the crew will see the Sun disappear behind a mostly darkened Moon. pic.twitter.com/VHdY5oa7aE
— NASA Artemis (@NASAArtemis) April 7, 2026
"We will always choose each other."Mission control has reacquired signal with the Artemis II crew after the mission’s planned loss of signal. Our astronauts are once again using the Deep Space Network to keep conversation and science data flowing between space and Earth. pic.twitter.com/aagRApba1z
— NASA Artemis (@NASAArtemis) April 6, 2026
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