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Artemis II astronauts capture breathtaking photos during moon flyby
Artemis II astronauts capture breathtaking photos during moon flyby
Artemis II astronauts capture breathtaking photos during moon flyby

Published on: 04/07/2026

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In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on Monday, April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)Earth draws closer to passing behind the moon in this image captured about six minutes before Earthset by the Artemis II astronauts during their lunar flyby.Earth sets over the moon on April 6, 2026, in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the moon.In this image seen during the Artemis II lunar flyby, the moon's surface is seen in detail in the foreground as a distant Earth sets in the background.In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured from lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew, counterclockwise from top left, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose with eclipse viewers during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. NASA via AP)In this image provided by NASA, Artemis II crew members, from left, Victor Glover Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch, pause to turn the camera around for a selfie midway through their lunar observation period of the Moon during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. NASA via AP)In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this image of the Vavilov Crater on the Moon during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. NASA via AP)Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts – Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders – held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. Said Lovell, “The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.” They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis. (Astronaut William Anders / NASA Photo)

HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8.

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