Canadian astronaut describes 'phenomenal' Artemis journey
The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday morning -- more than 150,000 miles (241,000 kilometers) from home -- as they zipped toward the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.
Hansen, a 50-year-old former fighter pilot on his maiden voyage into space, said he saw "some extraordinary things" during the first hours aboard the Orion.
"By the time we had a bit of a nap and got up, the Earth was just so far away," Hansen, flanked...