NASA astronauts photograph Earth

The Artemis II mission's Orion capsule leaves Earth, backlit by the sun as a crescent, on its way to fly by the moon. Image: NASA TV/Handout via Reuters NASA's Artemis II astronauts wrapped up their first day in space by testing cameras they will use to capture dramatic images of Earth as it slowly recedes beneath them, hours before leaving orbit for the moon.

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