Artemis II: Photos of moon, Earth, space from NASA, CSA astronauts – FOX 32 Chicago

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The Artemis II crew has flown farther from Earth in space than any human ever, surpassing the historic Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
At its closest point, Artemis II's Orion spacecraft will be within 4,070 miles of the moon's surface on its six-hour flight around the moon, NASA said. It's the first time humans will have direct eyes of the moon's surface, and the first time astronauts have flown to the far side of the moon.
Artemis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, the start of a 10-day mission to the moon and back. Artemis II is scheduled to splashdown on the evening of April 10 off the coast of San Diego, California.
Here are some of the photos of the moon and Earth captured by Artemis II's crew, Orion spacecraft, and NASA teams.
Artemis II mission specialist and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen enjoys a shave inside the Orion spacecraft during Flight Day 5 and ahead of the crew’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Credit: NASA
The Artemis II astronauts have 30 targets to observe, photograph, and analyze on the moon's southern surface, including the Orientale basin, a 3.8-billion-year-old, 600-mile-wide crater on the moon's surface, and the Hertzsprung basin, a 400-mile crater northwest of the Orientale basin, NASA said.
The Source: The images were taken by Artemis II’s crew members, cameras aboard Orion spacecraft, and shared by NASA. Additional photos from live video feeds from Artemis II and Orion.
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