{"id":590770,"date":"2026-04-08T18:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/590770\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:34:09","slug":"video-artemis-2-flight-day-7-highlights-orion-calls-the-iss-and-completes-its-first-return-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/590770\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Artemis 2 flight day 7 highlights – Orion calls the ISS and completes its first return burn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flight Day 7 of the Artemis 2 mission<\/a> offered the crew\u2014including CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen\u2014a slightly quieter schedule following the intense activity of the lunar flyby. The day kicked off with the release of spectacular new imagery, including a stunning view of a total solar eclipse captured from the Moon, revealing the Sun\u2019s corona and the softly illuminated lunar surface.<\/p>\n

The crew\u2019s operational day was highlighted by a historic first: a ship-to-ship radio call between the Orion spacecraft in deep space and the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. The astronauts swapped perspectives, joking about which crew was currently the \u201cfarthest away,\u201d while reflecting on the profound beauty and fragility of Earth against the blackness of space.<\/p>\n

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\t\tA stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way\u2019s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy\u2019s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA<\/p>\n

Following a detailed debrief with the lunar science team to review their flyby observations, the crew focused on navigation. At 7:03 p.m. CT, Orion\u2019s service module<\/a> successfully executed the Return Trajectory Correction 1 (RTC-1) burn, a brief maneuver using the reaction control system thrusters to fine-tune the spacecraft\u2019s path home. With the Moon now firmly in the rearview mirror, Orion is cruising back toward Earth ahead of its planned splashdown.<\/p>\n

NASA Johnson Flight Day 7 Highlights<\/p>\n

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Marc Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, podcaster and publisher. He is the founder of SpaceQ Media. Marc has 30+ years working in various roles in media, space sector not-for-profits, and internet content development.<\/p>\n

Marc started his first Internet creator content business in 1992 and hasn’t looked back. When not working Marc loves to explore Canada, the world and document nature through his photography.<\/p>\n

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