{"id":399719,"date":"2026-04-05T01:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=30d4e06beec56872708c7d86681f9de2"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:07:46","slug":"illuminated-in-orion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=399719","title":{"rendered":"Illuminated in Orion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astronaut Christina Koch is nestled into a corner of the Orion crew capsule, reading. The rest of the capsule is dark, but her face is lit by the glow from her tablet. Two of her other crew members can dimly be seen looking out the window and floating in the foreground.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55187055368-7ab1e4c6a4-o.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image&#8217;s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion&#8217;s windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows.<\/p>\n<p>On the third day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-ii\/\">Artemis II mission<\/a>, the astronauts began preparing Orion&#8217;s cabin for lunar flyby. They also exercised, practiced medical response procedures, and tested the spacecraft\u2019s emergency communications system in deep space.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with the astronauts&#8217; activities by reading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/artemis\/\">Artemis blog<\/a> and watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m3kR2KK8TEs\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA&#8217;s 24\/7 live feed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image\u2019s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion\u2019s windows. 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