NASA's Artemis II Moon Crew Visits Johnson Space Center

NASA's Artemis II Moon Crew Visits Johnson Space Center

From left to right, Rosemary Roosa, president of The Moon Tree Foundation and daughter of late Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa, and Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, participate in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree alongside the Artemis II crew.

The Artemis II crew participates in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This tree is a second-generation Apollo Moon tree of the loblolly pine species.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch address the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen addresses the crowd alongside his fellow Artemis II crew members at an Artemis II employee celebration event

NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event

The Artemis II crew reflects on their historic 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth at an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. 

NASA's Artemis II Moon crew visited NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on June 25, 2026. They participated in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree and joined an employee celebration event. The tree is a second-generation Apollo Moon tree of the loblolly pine species. The original Apollo Moon trees were grown from seeds carried aboard Apollo 14 by NASA astronaut Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper. Upon return to Earth, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service, and the resulting seedlings were planted throughout the United States and around the world.

NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission took NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth.

The Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down on Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean following its journey around the Moon.

The first crewed test flight of NASA’s Artemis Program lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, carrying the first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century. 

The crew completed a record-setting lunar flyby, taking them 252,756 miles at their farthest distance from Earth and 4,067 miles above the lunar surface at their closest approach. 

Under Artemis, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.

Learn more about NASA's Artemis II Mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

Image Credit: NASA
Date: June 25, 2026

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