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Artemis one hour ago, from NASA
"History in the making
"In this new image from our NASA Artemis II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes."
Posted: 04/05/2026 at 02:23 AM ET
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Artemis one hour ago, from NASA
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-- PhotoHokieNC
Apr 05, 2026 at 02:23 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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04/05/26 02:23 AM ET
Is this the far side of the moon we don't see from Earth? If not, when
-- VTVOICE
Apr 05, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
VTVOICE
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04/05/26 11:07 AM ET
Here's the full telemetry/schedule link from the other day.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Apr 05, 2026 at 11:34 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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04/05/26 11:34 AM ET
Not exactly 1st time for human eyes. 1st time in 54 years...wouldn't previ
-- ColoVT82
Apr 05, 2026 at 06:47 AM ET
ColoVT82
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04/05/26 06:47 AM ET
Not the full basin. Lunar orbit was too low on Apollo missions.**
-- AlaHokie83
Apr 05, 2026 at 08:43 AM ET
AlaHokie83
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04/05/26 08:43 AM ET
Nah. Same old ance.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Apr 05, 2026 at 11:49 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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04/05/26 11:49 AM ET