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"path": "/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-crew-faces-communications-blackout-during-lunar-flyby/",
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"site": "https://thechenabtimes.com",
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"Artemis II",
"Christina Koch",
"Deep Space Network",
"Jeremy Hansen",
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"textContent": "The Artemis II mission crew will experience a 40-minute communications blackout as their Orion spacecraft travels behind the Moon. This planned event, similar to those during the Apollo era, highlights the challenges of deep-space communication as the mission sets a new distance record.",
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