Moon mission day 5: Astronauts prepare to go dark

Sky's Tom Clarke looks at day 5 on the Artemis II.

Just before midnight tonight, contact with NASA’s Orion spacecraft will be lost as the astronauts pass behind the moon – blocking communication with Earth for around 40 minutes.

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