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In 1977 NASA's robotic Voyager 1 spacecraft captured the first full view of Earth & the Moon together in a single frame. Today @NASA_Orion, designed to carry astronauts to the Moon, sent its own view of the Earth-Moon system. Follow along with #Artemis I: blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/ The crescent Moon and Earth against the blackness of space, A portion of the Orion spacecraft in the foreground, with a
@NASA_Orion You can recreate both moments in our "Eyes on the Solar System" experience: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-sys…
And here's a high-resolution view of the scene. Details: images.nasa.gov/details-art001… A portion of the Orion spacecraft in the foreground, with a

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