On Monday, the Artemis II crew traveled farther from Earth than any human before.
As the Orion capsule made its lunar flyby, the four astronauts aboard became the first humans to see some parts of the moon's far side with the naked eye.
Several former NASA astronauts joined CBS News to weigh in on the historic moment.
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6:33 Jeffrey Hoffman
12:57 Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger
16:18 Cady Coleman
19:13 Bonnie Dunbar
21:40 Terry Hart
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