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Artemis II · The long coast · April 4, 2026

Earth from 233,111 km, on the way to the Moon

Taken April 4, 2026 at 05:35:23 UTC (Apr 4, 1:35 AM EDT), mission time T+02d 07:00:23, with a Nikon D5 at 135 mm. Orion was 233,111 km (144,848 mi) from Earth.

Taken

April 4, 2026 at 05:35:23 UTC · Apr 4, 1:35 AM EDT

Mission time

T+02d 07:00:23

Camera

Nikon D5 · 135 mm lens

From Earth

233,111 km · 144,848 mi

Below Orion

25.7°S 34.6°W on Earth

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-4464 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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