NASA’s Lunar Flashlight to Fly by Earth
May 17, 2023
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission to the Moon has ended, but the briefcase-size spacecraft will soon fly past Earth before heading into deep space. On Tuesday, May 16, at 9:44 p.m. PDT (Wednesday, May 17, at 12:44 a.m. EDT), the CubeSat will pass about 40,000 miles (65,000 kilometers) from our planet’s surface.
NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System 3D visualization tool will track the tiny…