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Journey to the Moon

Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, and will reach the lunar sphere of influence—when the Moon's gravity exerts more force on the Orion spacecraft than the Earth's gravity—on April 5, before flying around the far side of the Moon on April 6.

art002e009212 (April 6, 2026) In this fully illuminated view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from...

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art002e009206 (April 4, 2026) - NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch, seen here on the fourth day...

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art002e004440 (April 3, 2026) - NASA astronaut Christina Koch is illuminated by a screen inside the darkened Orion spacecraft on...

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art002e009211 (April 6, 2026) - Artemis II mission specialist and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen enjoys a shave...

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art002e009210 (April 6, 2026) - Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more...

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A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's...

A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four main windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026.

art002e004357 (April 3, 2026) - Orion snapped this high-resolution selfie in space with a camera mounted on one of its...

art002e004429 (April 3, 2026) - The Artemis II crew is en route to the Moon on the second flight day...

art002e009174 (April 3, 2026) - Peering out the window of the Orion spacecraft at a sliver of the Earth illuminated...

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NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window on April...

A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window. The image features two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

art002e009057 (April 4, 2026) - A view of the nearside of the Moon, the side we always see from Earth....

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art002e000190 (April 3, 2026) - A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from...

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art002e009205 (April 4, 2026) - A thin arc glowing in the darkness of space. Sunlight traces the curves of the...

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art002e00444 (April 3, 2026) - An illuminated sliver of Earth set against the blackness of space is seen through the...

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Artemis II commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman looks out one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows at the...

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art002e009274 (April 6, 2026) - Artemis II mission specialist and NASA astronaut Christina Koch looks out one of the Orion...

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art002e009273 (April 6, 2026) - Artemis II pilot and NASA astronaut Victor Glover peers out one of the Orion spacecraft's...

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art002e009272 (April 6, 2026) - Artemis II mission specialist and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen peers out one...

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art002e009215 (April 6, 2026) - Artemis II crewmember sleeping bags are illuminated inside the Orion spacecraft on Flight Day 5...

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art002e004462 (April 4, 2026) - A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken...

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art002e004450 (April 4, 2026) - Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis...

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Peering out one of the four windows near the display console on the Orion spacecraft, the Earth is illuminated by...

Peering out one of the four windows near the display console on the Orion spacecraft, the Earth is illuminated by the blackness of space and grows smaller as the crew journeys closer to the Moon. This image was taken by an Artemis II crew member on the fourth day of the mission.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking...

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon.

art002e008486 (April 4, 2026) - NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion...

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NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows,...

NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon.

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen – in the center of the image – peers out the window of...

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) 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.

art002e000193 (April 3, 2026) - A view of a backlit Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid...

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A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis II crew...

A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis II crew member through an Orion spacecraft window on the third day of the mission. Credit: NASA

art002e004411 (April 3, 2026) - The Artemis II crew is en route to the Moon on the second flight day...

art002e009276 (April 6, 2026) - In this view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth),...

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art002e009006 (April 4, 2026) - The Artemis II crew took this photo on day 4 of their journey to the...

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art002e004438 (April 3, 2026) - A view of the Moon taken by an Artemis II crewmember through the window of...

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art002e004437 (April 3, 2026) - A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken...

art002e004437 (April 3, 2026) - A sliver of Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis II crew member through an Orion spacecraft window on the third day of the mission.

A view from cameras on board the Orion spacecraft as it climbs to orbit, powered by the SLS (Space Launch...

A view of one of the spacecraft adapter jettison panels falling away from the Orion spacecraft’s service module, just minutes...

On flight day 3 of the Artemis II mission, ground teams conducted a test to determine the WiFi transfer rate...

cmasaw1_20260402015754_3 (April 1, 2026) - The upper stage – or interim cryogenic propulsion stage – of the SLS (Space Launch...

art002m1200912238C (April 1, 2026) - A view over the shoulders of Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman and Pilot Victor Glover...

A view from cameras on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft of the jettisoning of the upper stage of the...

art002m1010940907 (April 4, 2026) - The Orion spacecraft is pointed straight at its destination – the Moon – on flight...