The Korea Times
HOUSTON, Texas — The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early on Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history. The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, awoke around 10:50 a.m. ET for their sixth flight day to a recorded message from late Apollo 8 and 13 astronaut Jim Lovell. "Welcome to my old neighborhood," said Lovell, who died last year at 97. "It's a historic day, and I know how busy you'll be, but don't forget to enjoy the view... good luck and godspeed." NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen are due to reach their maximum distance from Earth by 7:07 p.m. (2307 GMT) of roughly 252,760 miles, some 4,105 miles (6,606 km) beyond the record held by Lovell and his Apollo 13 crew for 56 years. As they approach the distance record, they will be sailing around the moon's far side, witnessing it from roughly 4,000
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