FREE RETURN / THE LONG COAST

Chapter 04 of 10 · April 3, 2026

Artemis II Photos on the Way to the Moon

Three days coasting outbound. Earth shrinks to a crescent; the Moon grows ahead.

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April 3, 2026 at 06:00 UTC to April 6, 2026 at 06:00 UTC · mission time T+01d 07:25:00 to T+04d 07:25:00

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Photos from The long coast

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Earth from 203,438 km, on the way to the MoonART002-E-9160
Earth from 203,786 km, on the way to the MoonART002-E-23820
Earth from 204,073 km, on the way to the MoonART002-E-4437
Crescent Earth, a day into the coast toward the MoonART002-E-9168
The Moon, still 236,000 km aheadART002-E-23776
Earth from 226,372 km, on the way to the MoonART002-E-23891
Earth from 227,460 km, on the way to the MoonART002-E-4474
Earth from 233,431 km, on the way to the MoonART002-E-29826
The Moon ahead, 149,708 km awayART002-E-29950
The Moon ahead, 141,864 km awayART002-E-23977
The Moon ahead, 134,191 km away

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