Artemis Crew: 40 Minutes Without Contact As The Moon Blocks Signals

The Artemis crew will travel to the Moon. During the trip, they will go behind the Moon. When that happens, Earth cannot hear them. Radio signals cannot pass through the Moon. So, for about 40 minutes, the crew will have no contact with Earth. They will be alone and silent in that time. After they move to the other side, communication will return. Then they can talk again with mission teams on Earth.