Artemis 2 astronaut's emotional last six words before losing communication with NASA

Artemis 2 astronaut's emotional last six words before losing communication with NASAThe four astronauts successfully travelled around the moon, where they lost contact with Earth for a period, but they left a heartfelt message before the communication cut outNewsTannur Anders UK & World News Reporter04:48, 07 Apr 2026Updated 04:49, 07 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesNASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon.(Image: NASA)Astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the moon left an emotional six-word message before losing contact with Earth.‌On April 1, NASA launched its 10-day crewed mission to send humans the farthest ever into space. It is the first human flight to the moon since 1972.‌The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft successfully travelled around the moon early on Tuesday, April 7, where they lost contact with Earth for a period. But the crew left a heartfelt message before the communication cut out.‌View 3 ImagesOrion spacecraft captured by a camera mounted on one of its solar array wings(Image: NASA/AFP via Getty Images)"As we prepare to go out of radio communication... to all of you down there on Earth, and around Earth - we love you from the moon."‌Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the US and Jeremy Hansen of Canada lost contact with Mission Control for about 40 minutes. This was an expect communication blackout as they passed the dark side of the moon.View 3 ImagesArtemis 2 crewThe crew said they saw features of the mysterious lunar far side and a total solar eclipse from their perspective.Article continues belowNASA said that the spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth for this mission, “suspected to be” about 252,756 miles, exploring farther from Earth than anyone has ever been and breaking Apollo 13's record from 1970.The crew re-est...