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**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

01 February 2026

**Artemis I: Flight Day 13**



Image Credit: NASA, Artemis I

Explanation:

On flight day 13
(November 28, 2022) of the Artemis 1 mission, the
Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth.

At over 430,000 kilometers from Earth,
its distant retrograde orbit also puts
Orion nearly 70,000 kilometers from the Moon.

In the
same field of view
in this video frame from flight day 13,
planet and large natural satellite
even appear about the same apparent size from
the spacecraft's perspective.

On flight day 26
(December 11, 2022),
the uncrewed spacecraft
splashed down on its home world concluding the historic Artemis I
mission.

The Artemis II
mission,
carrying 4 astronauts around the moon and back
again, will launch no earlier than February 8.

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