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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 07, 2026 shows (top to bottom) a NASA handout image showing Earthrise over the Moon made on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968 from Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, as it entered lunar orbit and a NASA handout image showing Earth as it dips beyond the lunar horizon, also known as "Earthset," as seen from the Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026. NASA on April 7, 2026, released a historic photograph of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, more than 57 years after an iconic "Earthrise" image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut. Members of the Artemis II crew captured the shot from their Orion capsule during the mission's record-setting lunar flyby, echoing the legendary "Earthrise" photograph taken by US astronaut Bill Anders in December, 1968 during the first space mission to carry humans around the Moon.
The four astronauts embarking on NASA's flyby of the Moon became on April 6 the humans to travel furthest from our planet, as they began the lunar observation that is core to their mission. The Artemis II team broke the distance record set by the 1970 Apollo 13 mission, which they are expected to surpass by 4,105 miles (6,606 kilometers) when they reach this journey's anticipated furthest distance from Earth -- 252,760 miles (406,778 kilometers) -- later on April 6. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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