You're listening to NASA's Curious Universe.

I'm Jacob Pinter, and we're bringing you a special update episode that's coming out in the middle of NASA's Artemis II mission.

On April 6th, 2026, four astronauts flew around the moon and reached a distance farther from Earth than anyone has traveled ever.

They saw the moon in ways that no human ever has,

including a period of about 40 minutes when they flew behind the moon,

completely out of contact with all of us on Earth.

We're going to begin there.

From Houston, Mission Control sent a goodbye message.

Integrity, Houston, you are six minutes from your 40-minute lunar fly-by, LOS.

From all of us, it's a privilege to witness you carrying the fire past our farthest reach.

Thank you. Godspeed.

This loss of signal was a planned event. There's just no way to get a communication signal

through the moon. Pilot Victor Glover responded.

Thank you for that, Jenny. And thank you to all of you for allowing us the immense privilege to be on this journey together.

It's quite amazing.

And as we go on this journey, thinking about the NASA mission to explore the unknown and air and space to innovate for the benefit of

humanity and to inspire the world through discovery. And as you've gone along on this journey

with us, hopefully we're doing just those things. And as we get close to the nearest point to the

moon and farthest point from Earth, as we continue to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos,

I would like to remind you of one of the most important mysteries there on Earth, and that's love.

Christ said in response to what was the greatest command that it was to love God with all that you are.

And he also being a great teacher said the second is equal to it, and that is to love your neighbor as yourself.

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