Crew Photos on the Journey Home | NASA Artemis II Mission

Crew Photos on the Journey Home | NASA Artemis II Mission

The Artemis II crew— (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover—pause for a group photo with their zero gravity indicator "Rise," inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.

The Artemis II crew— (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover—pause for a group photo.

The Artemis II crew—(from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Pilot Victor Glover, and Commander Reid Wiseman—pause for a group photo inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.

The Artemis II crew—(clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover—take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.

Mission Updates: At 8:03 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 7, 2026 the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, ignited its thrusters for 15 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 1.6 feet-per-second and guiding the Artemis II crew toward Earth. NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reviewed procedures and monitored the spacecraft’s configuration and navigation data.  

During Tuesday’s mission status briefing, NASA officials shared the first images received from the crew during the lunar flyby and confirmed that the USS John P. Murtha has left port and is headed to the midway point toward the recovery site in the Pacific Ocean.

Going with the blood flow 
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, along with Koch and Hansen, were scheduled to test an orthostatic intolerance garment. During the test, the crew will evaluate the garments—specialized equipment designed to help astronauts maintain blood pressure and circulation during the transition back to Earth’s gravity. 

Piloting Orion
Following the garment testing, the crew were to take manual control of the spacecraft, using Orion’s field of view to center a designated target before guiding the spacecraft to a tail to Sun attitude and comparing Orion’s control modes. The manual piloting demonstration was set to begin at 9:59 p.m.

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.

Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in real time:
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/

Check the Artemis blog for updates: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Date: April 7, 2026

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