US EditionNASA releases stunning new ‘Earthset’ image taken during historic lunar flyby
The U.S.-Canadian crew captured the first views of Earthset and a deep-space solar eclipse while breaking Apollo 13’s distance record by 4,000 miles.
- On Tuesday, NASA released historic images of Earth captured from the Moon's far side, marking a milestone in human spaceflight. The photograph titled "Humanity From the Other Side" was taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on Monday.
- During their Monday flyby, the Artemis II crew established a new distance record. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reached 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13's 1970 mark by more than 4,100 miles.
- Passing behind the Moon, the crew encountered a planned 40-minute communications blackout. Glover admitted there were "no adjectives" to capture the experience, while observing about 21% of the far side illuminated by the sun.
- Scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Friday, the four-member crew is now journeying home. After restoring communications, Koch remarked, "We will always choose Earth, we will always choose each other."
- Researchers will utilize these observations, including images of ancient lava flows and craters, to better understand lunar origins. This mission serves as a crucial step toward the broader Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface and explore the Moon's south pole.
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The crew of the moon mission has succeeded in recording the Earth's setting behind the moon. The four astronauts have also made contact with the ISS.
First-ever photo of Earth from moon’s far side unveiled as Artemis II begins journey home, Trump weighs in
NASA unveiled the first-ever photo of Earth from the far side of the moon, dubbed "Earthset," captured by Artemis II astronauts during their lunar flyby Monday.
Članovi posade misije Artemis II snimili water spektakularan prizor Zemlje koja zalazi iza Meseca tokom šestog dana leta tokom istorijske desetodnevne misije, dock water prolazili iznad udaljene strane Mesečeve površine. Nazvali su ga „Earthset“, po uzoru na čuvenu fotografiju koju je snimio Bil Anders na Badnje veče 1968. tokom misije Apolo 8.
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