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NASA releases stunning new ‘Earthset’ image taken during historic lunar flyby
NASA said the crew took about 10,000 photos, including a planned Earthset image and a near-hour-long solar eclipse view from lunar orbit.
- On Tuesday, NASA released historic images of Earth captured from the Moon's far side, marking a milestone in human spaceflight. The photograph titled "Humanity From the Other Side" was taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on Monday.
- During their Monday flyby, the Artemis II crew established a new distance record. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reached 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13's 1970 mark by more than 4,100 miles.
- Passing behind the Moon, the crew encountered a planned 40-minute communications blackout. Glover admitted there were "no adjectives" to capture the experience, while observing about 21% of the far side illuminated by the sun.
- Scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Friday, the four-member crew is now journeying home. After restoring communications, Koch remarked, "We will always choose Earth, we will always choose each other."
- Researchers will utilize these observations, including images of ancient lava flows and craters, to better understand lunar origins. This mission serves as a crucial step toward the broader Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface and explore the Moon's south pole.
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Artemis crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home from moon
The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset – the moment when the Earth dips below the moon’s horizon – on their long journey back home on Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar fly-by. Nasa released the photo of Earth dropping below the rugged lunar edge in a deliberate nod to the iconic Earthrise image taken by an Apollo 8 astronaut in 1968. That shot 57 years ago helped capture the public’s imagination when it was taken …
Photos of the solar eclipse that were taken by the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission during this Monday's flight have also been broadcast. Artemis II surpasses Apollo 13's record as the farthest manned mission from Tierr.
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Artemis II crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home
The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset -- the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon's horizon -- on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby.
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