Artemis II crew take 'spectacular' image of Earth

The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.

Artemis II Pilot Took a Test Drive on the Way to the Moon

Victor Glover, a former Navy test pilot, carefully maneuvered the Orion capsule in space around a discarded rocket stage. The demonstration is crucial for future moon landing missions.

By Kenneth Chang

Footage captured by plane passenger shows Artemis II launch from air – video

Phone footage taken by a plane passenger captured the moment Nasa’s Artemis II mission launched on Wednesday evening, carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54 years. It is the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 that humans have left lower Earth orbit Artemis II astronauts pass 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon Continue reading...

Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts share first images of Earth’s brilliant blue beauty

The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. Nasa released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, 1½ days into the first astronaut moon shot in more than half a century. The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows. The second shows the entire globe with the oceans topped by swirling white tendrils of clouds As of midmorning on Friday, Wiseman and his crew...

By Associated Press

Former NASA administrator cals Artemis II mission a ‘baby step’ to Mars

Artemis II update: Toilet trouble in space? What 4 NASA astronauts are doing amid mission

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are sharing how they sleep, fix problems and enjoy stunning views.