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00:03 Report / Lara Babalola
01:12 Christina Koch / Artemis II Astronaut 

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Astronauts aboard the Artemis II break the record for human spaceflight....

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traveling past the far side of the moon, ((10")) making them the first to ever lay eyes on certain parts of it. 

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The daring journey meant they lost contact with mission control ((19")) and were plunged into darkness as their spacecraft passed behind Earth's satellite.

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Ground control: "From all of us, it's a privilege to witness you carrying the fire past our furthest reach. Thank you. Godspeed. // We'll see you on the other side." 
Astronaut: "We will see you on the other side."

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The Orion capsule then sent these images of our distant Earth after coming around the other side of the moon and reestablishing communications.

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The crew - consisting of three Americans and one Canadian - floated in for a group hug after beating the space travel record set in 1970 by Apollo 13.

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A surreal moment for the space explorers who paid homage to those who paved the way: 

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+++SOT (SOUNDBITE) (English) MISSION SPECIALIST, CHRISTINA KOCH, SAYING: 
"The main word, because superlatives just don't do it justice is humility. We would never be here if it weren't for so many people that came before us, starting with Neil Armstrong, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, civil rights movement leaders."

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The crew also witnessed a solar eclipse as the sun went behind the moon...

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and captured this image of the Earth dipping behind the lunar horizon, called Earthset. The photo is a nod to NASA's first moon mission in 1968.

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The success of Artemis II has set the stage for NASA's next major mission: a lunar landing in 2028 - followed by a permanent base on the moon for deeper space exploration. 

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The crew is due to splash down in the Pacific on Friday.