Artemis astronauts more than halfway to Moon, putting Earth in rearview

The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.

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Artemis astronauts more than halfway to moon, putting Earth in rearview

NASA's online dashboard showed Saturday that the Orion spacecraft was more than 229,000 kilometers from Earth.

Artemis astronauts pass half-way point on way to Moon

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, NASA said on Friday evening. “You are now closer to the moon than you are to us on Earth,” mission control told the astronauts at around 11 pm (0400 GMT), according to the space agency’s official live broadcast. his screengrab from a NASA live broadcast video shows (L-R) NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Artemi...

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Artemis astronauts are halfway to the Moon, says NASA

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, NASA has said.

‘In zero gravity, it feels like you’re covered in pixie dust’ – astronaut on what Artemis II passengers are experiencing right now

My time in space has changed my relationship with the night sky. After the Volare mission in 2013, when I was in orbit for 166 days, I found looking at the stars to be an almost melancholic experience because I yearned so deeply to be back there.

First photos from Artemis II show 'extraordinary' views of Earth

NASA released the images which were taken from the Orion spacecraft as it rockets towards the Moon.