NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II
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The astronauts said they had lost track of which day it is on Earth on their transit to the moon. As Day 4 dawned on the Artemis II mission, the astronauts were closer to the moon than to Earth, after crossing the halfway point between the two bodies on Friday night.
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