The Artemis II astronauts are now forever linked to Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flight, NASA released new photos taken by the crew on Tuesday.
Four astronauts broadcast Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot of 1968 with a powerful photo of Earth setting behind the brown, speckled moon.
Another image captures a total solar eclipse that occurred when the Moon blocked the Sun from the crew’s view.
Three Americans and one Canadian are now heading home, with heavy rain expected to hit the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
The lunar surface fills the frame with sharp detail, as seen during the Artemis II lunar flyby, while the distant Earth sets in the background.
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, commander. Reed Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen prepare for their trip around the far side of the Moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations.
Orion captured this high-resolution selfie in space with a camera mounted on one of its solar array wings.
The Artemis II crew captures a portion of the Moon coming into view with the terminator, marking the boundary between lunar day and night, where low-angle sunlight casts long, dramatic shadows on the surface.
Earth is getting closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during a lunar flight.
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