ARTEMIS II LUNAR FLYBY MONDAY - DETAILS HERE
Hey, Space Placers!
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NASA will be broadcasting live coverage of the lunar flyby of Artemis II here.
Here is the latest schedule by NASA on the lunar flyby of Artemis II:
Monday, April 6 All times are EDT
12:41 a.m.: Orion enters lunar sphere of influence
2:20 a.m.: Crew sleep begins
10:50 a.m.: Flight Day 6 begins, Crew wake up
1 p.m.: NASA+ coverage of lunar flyby begins.
1:56 p.m.: The crew will surpass the record for human’s farthest distance from Earth previously set by Apollo 13, at 248,655 miles from Earth.
2:10 p.m.: Crew remarks about Apollo 13 distance record (audio only)
2:15 p.m.: Crew configures Orion’s cabin for flyby operations
2:45 p.m.: Lunar observation period begins
6:47 p.m.: Predicted loss of communications as crew heads behind the Moon (estimated 40-min.)
7:02 p.m. Orion closest approach to the Moon
7:05 p.m.: Orion reaches maximum distance from Earth
8:35 p.m.: Orion enters period with Moon eclipsing the Sun
9:20 p.m.: Lunar observation period (flyby) concludes
9:32 p.m.: Solar eclipse period concludes
10:50 p.m.: Live downlink event
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