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Orion views of Earth after translunar injection

April 4, 2026NASA, NASA Marshall, Erika 

NASA, NASA Marshall, and others share striking Earth shrinking behind Orion after translunar injection, emphasizing the psychological impact and the return of human deep space perspectives.

Lock in, we’re Moonbound.
After the translunar injection burn on April 2 that put the Artemis II crew on course toward the Moon, @astro_reid captured several photos of our planet Earth from the spacecraft.
The image shared by @NASA from the #Artemis II mission captures a perspective that is both technically routine for spaceflight and psychologically extraordinary: Earth shrinking behind the Orion spacecraft as it accelerates toward the Moon.
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Jason Major
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