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Earth Sets Over the Moon as Artemis II Hits New Distance Milestone

NASA released the new Earth-set image captured by the Artemis II crew during a far-side lunar flyby, showing Earth dipping below the Moon as the four astronauts — Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen — set a distance record of 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13’s mark. After a planned 40-minute communications blackout, the crew heads home toward a Pacific splashdown, while scientists use the imagery to study lunar origins and support the Artemis program’s goal to return humans to the Moon (including the south pole).

via Ground News|

#artemis-ii #distance-record #earthset

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Artemis 2 Crew Snaps Milky Way During Rare Lunar Flyby

Artemis 2 astronauts captured a stunning view of the Milky Way’s galactic plane from the Orion capsule, with the pink Homunculus Nebula around Eta Carinae visible in the frame, taken just after their lunar flyby that briefly cut communications with Earth; the crew will perform trajectory corrections as they head back to Earth on their 10‑day mission.

via Space|

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Artemis 2's Moon Flyby Triggers NASA Cheers After Unexpected Micrometeor Impacts

During Artemis 2’s far-side lunar flyby, astronauts observed multiple micrometeorite impacts on the Moon, prompting audible cheers from NASA’s Science Evaluation Room; scientists were surprised by the frequency of impacts and will study the flashes to better understand the lunar environment, noting a solar eclipse during closest approach and marking the first crewed lunar-spaceflight since Apollo 17.

via Space|

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space-technology2 years ago•3 min saved

Artemis II to Stream High-Definition Moon Footage via Lasers.

The Artemis II mission, set to launch in late 2024, will be the first crewed lunar flight to demonstrate laser communications technology. The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System will be capable of returning high-resolution images and video of the lunar surface back to Earth with a downlink rate of up to 260 megabits per second. The laser system will also be able to send and receive procedures, flight plans, voice messages, and other communications between the Orion spacecraft and mission control on Earth. Testing laser communications during Artemis II could lead to future technology that could travel across extreme distances in space, like preparing for future crewed missions to Mars.

via CNN|

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