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Artemis II · The long coast · April 4, 2026

Earth from 216,626 km, on the way to the Moon

Taken April 4, 2026 at 02:05:32 UTC (Apr 3, 10:05 PM EDT), mission time T+02d 03:30:32, with a Nikon D5 at 400 mm. Orion was 216,626 km (134,605 mi) from Earth.

Taken

April 4, 2026 at 02:05:32 UTC · Apr 3, 10:05 PM EDT

Mission time

T+02d 03:30:32

Camera

Nikon D5 · 400 mm lens

From Earth

216,626 km · 134,605 mi

Below Orion

25.5°S 16.9°E on Earth

Chapter

The long coast — Three days coasting outbound. Earth shrinks to a crescent; the Moon grows ahead.

NASA record

ART002-E-23927 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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