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Forum: Exploration: Moon to Mars
Topic: NASA's Artemis II mission (Orion/SLS)

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 04-07-2026 11:24 AM collectSPACE <blockquote><font size="+0"><a href="https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-040726a-artemis-ii-moon-flyby-earthset-eclipse-craters-photos.html">Photos: Artemis II crew saw 'Earthset,' solar eclipse on historic flyby of the moon</a></font> [i]The Artemis II crew wrapped up a historic seven-hour lunar flyby, marking humanity's first return to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and capturing images of the lunar far side. Flying aboard their Orion spacecraft "Integrity," NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, together with Jeremy Hansen with the Canadian Space Agency, reached 252,756 miles (406,771 km) away from Earth — 4,101 miles (6,600 km) farther than the record set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 — and came within 4,067 miles (6,545 km) of the lunar surface.[/i]</blockquote> <center><a href="https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-040726a-artemis-ii-moon-flyby-earthset-eclipse-craters-photos.html" target="AirLock"><img src="https://www.collectspace.com/images/news-040726b.jpg" width="400" height="225" border="0"></a></center>
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