A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.

The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission achieved another milestone this week when they conducted the first-ever direct communication between astronauts on a lunar voyage and astronauts in Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station.

The Artemis II mission has made history, with its crew becoming the farthest humans to travel from Earth, surpassing a record set more than five decades ago. At 1:57 PM ET on Monday, astronauts...