Artemis II and ISS Crews Make Record-Breaking Space Call Near the Moon

6 articles · Updated · Space.com · Apr 14

Astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission made a historic live call with the International Space Station crew while orbiting near the Moon.
The conversation spanned over 232,000 miles, marking the farthest-ever ship-to-ship communication between humans in space.
This milestone highlights the need for advanced space communication as human missions venture deeper into the solar system.

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