Moon, Orion Spacecraft & Crew Views | NASA Artemis II Moon Mission

Moon, Orion Spacecraft & Crew Views | NASA Artemis II Moon Mission

This photo shows the Orion spacecraft with the Moon in the distance, as captured by a camera on the tip of one of its solar array wings on the second flight day of the mission.

Orion snapped this high-resolution selfie in space with a camera mounted on one of its solar array wings during a routine external inspection of the spacecraft on the second day into the Artemis II mission.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is illuminated by a screen inside the darkened Orion spacecraft on the third day of the agency's Artemis II mission. To the right of the image's center, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion's windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen—in the center of the image—peers out the window of the Orion spacecraft on day 3 of NASA's Artemis II mission. The controls over the commander and pilot seats are illuminated in the foreground, but the cabin is otherwise dark to avoid unnecessary glares on the windows.

On flight day 3, NASA's Artemis II crew is now closer to the Moon than to Earth. 

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

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.

Check the Artemis blog for updates: 

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

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: April 3, 2026
Release Date: April 4, 2026

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