Artemis II: Orion reaches closest approach to Moon

Name: Artemis II: Orion reaches closest approach to Moon
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T00:19:09Z
Duration: 2 min 19 s
Description: On April 6, 2026, the Orion spacecraft reached its closest approach to the Moon, an approximate altitude of 4,067 miles above the moon’s lunar surface – at a mission elapsed time (MET) of five days, 24 minutes and 34 seconds, during the Artemis II mission.

FOX LOCAL Minneapolis · Apr 7, 2026 · 2m 19s

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On April 6, 2026, the Orion spacecraft reached its closest approach to the Moon, an approximate altitude of 4,067 miles above the moon’s lunar surface – at a mission elapsed time (MET) of five days, 24 minutes and 34 seconds, during the Artemis II mission.