Crescent Earth & Approaching Moon Views | NASA Artemis II Moon Mission
A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis II crew member through an Orion spacecraft window on the third day of the mission.
An illuminated sliver of Earth set against the blackness of space is seen through the window of the Orion spacecraft in this photograph from the Artemis II crew on the third day of their journey to the Moon.
A view of the Moon taken by an Artemis II crewmember through the window of the Orion spacecraft on the third day of the mission.
On flight day 3, NASA's Artemis II crew is now closer to the Moon than to Earth.
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard, was successfully launched on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, for the Artemis II Mission from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA’s Artemis II Mission is taking Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft.
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Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Image Date: April 3, 2026
Release Date: April 4, 2026
Release Date: April 4, 2026
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