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Artemis II crew observes the far side of the moon during Monday's lunar flyby

The crew aboard the Orion spaceship is looping around the moon, making observations of the far side and going deeper into space than humans have ever ventured before.

Here & Now’s Scott Tong gets an update from Brendan Byrne of Central Florida Public Media.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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