Overview
- Reid Wiseman’s post on X, published Sunday, shares a 53-second iPhone video of Earth slipping behind the Moon, filmed April 6 from the Orion capsule during the far-side pass.
- He shot it uncropped at 8x zoom through a narrow docking-hatch window, and you can hear Christina Koch firing a Nikon with a 400mm lens as she took high‑resolution stills.
- The video drew millions of views within hours and won praise from space veterans, highlighting broad public interest in a human-eye view from deep space.
- Artemis II, a 10‑day flight earlier in April, tested Orion systems, photographed the Moon’s far side and a solar eclipse, and set a new human‑distance mark beyond Apollo 13.
- NASA had cleared iPhone 17 Pro Max units as cameras with wireless disabled, illustrating how consumer devices can safely document deep space as the agency reviews Artemis II results for upcoming tests.