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Artemis II · Homeward · April 10, 2026

Earth ahead on the way home, 100,411 km away

Artemis II photo ART002-E-21366: Earth ahead on the way home, 100,411 km away
ART002-E-21366 · NASA / Artemis II crew
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Taken April 10, 2026 at 16:08:07 UTC (Apr 10, 12:08 PM EDT), mission time T+08d 17:33:07. Orion was 100,411 km (62,392 mi) from Earth.

Taken
April 10, 2026 at 16:08:07 UTC · Apr 10, 12:08 PM EDT
Mission time
T+08d 17:33:07
From Earth
100,411 km · 62,392 mi
Below Orion
35.1°S 170.1°W on Earth
Chapter
Homeward — The free return. Lunar gravity bends the path back toward a growing blue Earth.
NASA record
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