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Chapter 05 of 10 · April 6, 2026

Artemis II Lunar Approach Photos

The Moon fills the windows. The crew begins seven hours of lunar photography.

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April 6, 2026 at 06:00 UTC to April 6, 2026 at 21:00 UTC · mission time T+04d 07:25:00 to T+04d 22:25:00

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Beyond Apollo 13

The crew passes Apollo 13's 1970 record of 248,655 miles from Earth. April 6, 2026 at 17:57 UTC

Photos from Lunar approach

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Day five. The Moon grows in the window, 72,500 km awayART002-E-25968
The Moon on approach, 24,859 km awayART002-E-29568
The Moon on approach, 24,467 km awayART002-E-12168
The Moon on approach, 15,661 km awayART002-E-9768
The Moon on approach, 14,270 km away

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