NASA Artemis II Crew Sends First Earth Photos From Deep Space During a Historic Lunar Voyage

NASA Artemis II astronauts captured the first crewed images of Earth from deep space in over fifty years as the Orion capsule began its journey toward the moon.Commander Reid Wiseman and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen documented the planet from ninety thousand miles away while testing systems for future lunar bases.The four-person crew completed a critical engine burn to reach a peak distance of over two hundred fifty thousand miles before returning to Earth.
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