Artemis II Commander Captures Historic ‘Earthset’ Video from Lunar Orbit
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Updated · Engadget · Apr 20
Artemis II Commander Captures Historic ‘Earthset’ Video from Lunar Orbit
55 articles · Updated · Engadget · Apr 20
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has shared a striking video of Earth setting behind the Moon, filmed with his iPhone 17 Pro Max.
The footage, captured through Orion’s docking hatch window at 8x zoom, marks the first human-recorded ‘Earthset’ since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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