ARTEMIS II LUNAR FLYBY MONDAY - DETAILS HERE
Hey, Space Placers! SCREENSHOT OF NASA IMAGE 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...