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Artemis II Crew Makes Long-Distance Call to International Space Station

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HOUSTON (AP) – Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Astronauts make long-distance call to space station on return trip from the moon (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station after their trip around the moon.

  2. Seattle Times

    Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon (opens Seattle Times)

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    The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station.

  3. Scientific American

    NASA’s Artemis II moon mission astronauts make first-ever ‘ship to ship’ call to ISS (opens Scientific American)

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    This exchange between the Artemis II crew and astronauts onboard the International Space Station marks the first time a moon mission has called an orbital habitat

  4. WHDH Boston

    Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    HOUSTON (AP) — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station as they head home from the moon (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    As Tuesday dawned, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman continued to beam back pictures of the previous day’s lunar rendezvous, which set a new distance record for humanity.

  6. Science Alert

    Artemis II Crew Makes Long-Distance Call to International Space Station (opens Science Alert)

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    HOUSTON (AP) – Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    HOUSTON (AP) — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts put in a call to their friends aboard the International Space

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station as they head home from moon (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station

  9. WHDH Boston

    Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to ISS as they head home from the moon - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    HOUSTON (AP) — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of

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