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                               2026 January 31
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                          Artemis I: Flight Day 13
                     Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]Artemis I

   Explanation: [5]On flight day 13 (November 28, 2022) of the Artemis 1
   mission, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth.
   At over 430,000 kilometers from Earth, its distant retrograde orbit
   also puts Orion nearly 70,000 kilometers from the Moon. In the [6]same
   field of view in this video frame from flight day 13, planet and large
   natural satellite even appear about the same apparent size from the
   spacecraft's perspective. [7]On flight day 26 (December 11, 2022), the
   uncrewed spacecraft splashed down on its home world concluding the
   historic Artemis I mission. [8]The Artemis II mission, carrying 4
   astronauts around the moon and back again, will launch no earlier than
   February 8.

                       Tomorrow's picture: happy face
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   6. https://images.nasa.gov/details-art001m1013321641_1
   7. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2022/12/11/artemis-i-flight-day-26-orion-splashes-down-concluding-historic-artemis-i-mission/
   8. https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/
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