Elon Musk shared exterior video footage Monday night on X of NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft during its closest approach to the lunar surface, captioning the clip “NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon.” The footage, captured by cameras mounted on the outside of the Orion spacecraft, shows the Moon filling the frame in a staggering way.
Update on the Artemis II Crew
The Artemis II crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — made their closest approach to the Moon at 7:02 p.m. ET Monday, passing within 4,066 miles of
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