The crew of the Artemis II lunar mission told about the far side of the moon they saw.

Astronauts on the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis II mission saw the far side of the moon. They told about this in an interview with the BBC on April 5.

"Something about you says that this is not the moon that you are used to seeing," said astronaut Kristina Koh.

It is noted that as of 23:00 British Summer Time on Saturday, the online panel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) indicated that the Artemis II spacecraft is located at a distance of more than 180,000 miles (28,9681 km) from Earth.

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The New York Post (NYP) reported on April 4 that Artemis II astronauts reported a burning smell due to a $23 million toilet malfunction. Crew member Kristina Koh reported that the source had not been identified, but the smell was identified as unknown.

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