FREE RETURN / HOMEWARD

Chapter 09 of 10 · April 7, 2026

Artemis II Photos on the Way Home

The free return. Lunar gravity bends the path back toward a growing blue Earth.

When

April 7, 2026 at 02:00 UTC to April 10, 2026 at 20:00 UTC · mission time T+05d 03:25:00 to T+08d 21:25:00

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Photos from Homeward

ART002-E-29783
Starry night” — star trails and the Milky Way on the way homeART002-E-27800
Looking back at the Moon, 139,388 km behindART002-E-27854
Looking back at the Moon, 171,501 km behindART002-E-27866
Looking back at the Moon, 171,573 km behindART002-E-25253
Looking back at the Moon, 173,215 km behind

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