spacecraft

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The Artemis 2 flyby will be broadcast live by NASA, save for a period for when the spacecraft is behind the moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The flight crew had to adjust the spacecraft to point the vent toward the Sun to help clear the clog.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"This is the first time astronauts have ever flown on this spacecraft before. That's what we're most interested in getting data from," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon at about 23:47 BST on Monday, the radio and laser signals that allow the back-and-forth communication between the spacecraft and Earth will be blocked by the Moon itself.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There was no planet-wide storm when this spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere, and no reason to suspect a local storm, as sometimes happens, at the landing site.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan