New Delhi, April 6 -- The four astronauts aboard Artemis II mission began the fifth day of their journey to the Moon on Sunday, after already witnessing views of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes, AFP reported.

As they woke for day five of the 10-day mission, their Orion spacecraft was nearly 215,000 miles (346,000 kilometers) from Earth and about 65,000 miles from the Moon, according to NASA.

NASA said the Artemis II mission crew has completed a manual piloting demonstration and reviewed their lunar flyby plan, including identifying surface features they will analyze and photograph while circling the Moon.

Monday, April 6 (EDT) / Monday-Tuesday IST

* 12:41 a.m. EDT (10:11 a.m. IST): Orion enters the lunar sphere of in...