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Artemis II · Hello, world · April 3, 2026

A sliver of sunlit Earth, minutes after the burn that sent Orion to the Moon

Artemis II photo ART002-E-23705: A sliver of sunlit Earth, minutes after the burn that sent Orion to the Moon — ART002-E-23705 · NASA / Artemis II crew · Nikon D5 · 80 mm

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Taken April 3, 2026 at 00:21:33 UTC (Apr 2, 8:21 PM EDT), mission time T+01d 01:46:33, with a Nikon D5 at 80 mm. Orion was 14,579 km (9,059 mi) from Earth.

Taken: April 3, 2026 at 00:21:33 UTC · Apr 2, 8:21 PM EDT
Mission time: T+01d 01:46:33
Camera: Nikon D5 · 80 mm lens
From Earth: 14,579 km · 9,059 mi
Below Orion: 1.5°N 21.7°W on Earth
Chapter: Hello, world — The translunar burn. Earth falls away in the window — the first time humans have seen it whole since Apollo 17.
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