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Moon Joy: Photos from Artemis II
On April 6, 2026, four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Integrity, swung around the far side of the moon, traveling farther from the Earth than any humans had ever gone before, and taking some spectacular photographs along the way.
TL;DR
- The Artemis II crew captured photos of Earth from the Orion spacecraft, showing auroras and zodiacal light.
- The crew documented views of the moon, including craters like Vavilov and Hertzsprung basin, during their lunar flyby.
- Artemis II astronauts witnessed and photographed a rare solar eclipse from the moon, using special eclipse viewers.
- The mission involved a journey around the far side of the moon, setting a record for human distance from Earth.
- NASA staff at Johnson Space Center were photographed during the mission's events.