1. Image from the GpPro camera attached to one of the solar arrays with the moon in the background. 2. Graphic of schedule of events today.

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   AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 17:42:57 JST AkaSci 🛰️

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   The Artemis II Orion spacecraft is currently 396,390.6 km from Earth, crossing the orbit of the Moon. It will go past it as the Moon slides under it, reach apogee at 23:07 UTC while observing the far side of the Moon and then head back to Earth. Closest approach to Moon = 6,550 km at 23:02 UTC.

   Webcast begins at 17:00 UTC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0
   Continuous coverage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR2KK8TEs
   Nice real-time status dashboard by @chad at https://artemis.cdnspace.ca/

   https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-flight-day-6-crew-ready-for-lunar-flyby/
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