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Flying Around the Moon: Artemis II Completes Historic Flyby

The largest crew to ever fly beyond low Earth orbit went farther from our planet than ever before.
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Flying Around the Moon: Artemis II Completes Historic Flyby
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the moon, on April 6, 2026. Courtesy of NASA
T.J. Muscaro
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HOUSTON—It is called “Earthset.” A single photograph, along with the date it was taken and the people who took it and shared it with the world, has already been added to the history of human exploration.

On April 6, 2026, four humans finally returned to the moon after more than 50 years.

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T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.