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Xavier

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Pilot, living in Florida, support Buffalo Bills and Preston North End. Learning ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

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Jim Lovell was born #OTD in 1928. In addition to two Gemini spaceflights, Lovell became one of the first to leave Earth and journey to another world on Apollo 8. On Apollo 13, his cool head helped turn a near-disaster into NASAโ€™s finest hour: s.si.edu/4talzyR

Jim Lovell was born #OTD in 1928.

In addition to two Gemini spaceflights, Lovell became one of the first to leave Earth and journey to another world on Apollo 8. On Apollo 13, his cool head helped turn a near-disaster into NASAโ€™s finest hour: s.si.edu/4talzyR
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"Thanks to you and to the whole team on the ground for building on our Apollo legacy with Artemis." In addition to a wake-up song this morning, the Artemis II astronauts were treated to an audio message from Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke.

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"Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our NASA Artemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8.

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"Don't forget to enjoy the view." The Artemis II crew have been woken up by the voice of late Apollo 8 pilot Jim Lovell as they prepare for their lunar flyby. trib.al/8z144Ks ๐Ÿ“บ Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

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As the Artemis II astronauts prepare for today's lunar flyby, they each take a moment to reflect on the legacy of the Apollo 8 mission. Onboard with them is an Apollo 8 patch that flew aboard the lunar-orbiting mission over fifty years ago.

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A new milestone for humankind: The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth. This surpasses the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 by about 4,102 miles.

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Earthset. The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

Earthset. 
 
The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.