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Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby

By NPR StaffApril 7, 2026·Source: NPR·3 views

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Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. ET on April 6 during the Artemis II crew

During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.

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