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Mission Control
Coverage of Mission Control in the Nexus archive.
- Why Artemis II crew will lose communication with mission control during reentry
The Artemis II crew will conclude their 10-day mission with a scheduled splashdown off the California coast. Communication with mission control will be lost during reentry due to technical constraints.
- Artemis II crew regains contact with Earth after planned blackout | Special Report
The Artemis II crew successfully reestablished communication with mission control following a planned 40-minute blackout during their lunar orbit maneuver. The event was highlighted in a special report anchored by Tony Dokoupil.
- An Artemis 2 astronaut took a 'bath' on camera on the way to the moon. Mission Control's reaction was priceless (video)
NASA astronaut Victor Glover took a towel bath inside the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis 2 mission en route to the moon on April 3, 2026. The incident, captured on camera, elicited a humorous reaction from Mission Control.