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I'm Ben Thomas with an AP News Minute.

On their way back to Earth, the Artemis 2 astronauts made a long distance call today.

If Julie Walker reports, they weren't calling home.

A space call like no other.

Infinity, this is the International Space Station, how do you hear?

And the response from 230,000 miles away.

Hey, International Space Station, Jessica, we have you loud and clear.

The Artemis 2 astronauts chatting on a NASA link up with fellow astronauts aboard the

International Space Station.

It's the first such moon ship to spaceship radio call ever.

Artemis 2 Commander, Reed Weissman.

We have been waiting for this, like you can't imagine.

The four astronauts are headed home after their fly, but I took them to the far side of

the moon.

The farthest trip humans have made from Earth.

Splash down, expected Friday into the ocean west of San Diego.

NASA's plan, one day, create a moon base to get to Mars.

I'm Julie Walker.

I'm Ben Thomas.