NASA released the first official images captured by the Artemis II crew during the mission’s flyby of the Moon.
The Artemis II crew captured views of the Sun’s corona during the eclipse.
The Artemis II crew included CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch.
NASA is targeting 8:07 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 10, for the return of Artemis II off the coast of San Diego.
Artemis II is on the return trip to Earth.
The Artemis II crew spent a 40-minute communication blackout behind the Moon capturing high-resolution images of impact flashes and observing a solar eclipse from the lunar perspective.
Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell greeted the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby.
The Artemis II crew sent back images of Earthrise after re-emerging from behind the Moon.
Artemis II is a test flight designed to validate the performance of the Orion spacecraft and NASA’s deep-space operations.
Artemis II captured an outside view of a solar eclipse.
The Artemis II far-side lunar flyby lasted six hours.
Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft carried Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun during the Artemis II eclipse.
Artemis II will pass within about 4,070 miles of the lunar surface at closest approach.
The Artemis II crew are headed home.
The Artemis II crew took the released images on April 6 during a seven-hour pass over the lunar far side.
Recovery personnel will assist the Artemis II crew out of Orion and transport them to the USS John P. Murtha.
Data from Artemis II, including photos, video, telemetry, and communications, will be used to inform future Artemis missions and longer-term lunar exploration plans.
Artemis II crew members plan to collect imagery of the Moon during the outbound leg of the mission.
The Artemis II crew observed earthset and earthrise during the lunar flyby.