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Artemis II · The long coast · April 4, 2026

Earth from 233,242 km, on the way to the Moon

Taken April 4, 2026 at 05:37:08 UTC (Apr 4, 1:37 AM EDT), mission time T+02d 07:02:08, with a Nikon D5 at 135 mm. Orion was 233,242 km (144,930 mi) from Earth.

Taken

April 4, 2026 at 05:37:08 UTC · Apr 4, 1:37 AM EDT

Mission time

T+02d 07:02:08

Camera

Nikon D5 · 135 mm lens

From Earth

233,242 km · 144,930 mi

Below Orion

25.7°S 35.1°W on Earth

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-4469 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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