Photo Gallery

Artemis I launch from Kennedy Space Center, November 16, 2022
Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls

SLS rocket liftoff with Orion capsule
Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Orion capsule approaching the Moon
Credits: NASA

Earth and Moon photographed from Orion capsule
Credits: NASA

Orion capsule recovery after splashdown
Credits: NASA

Orion's solar array with the Moon in background
Credits: NASA

Artemis II Crew: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen
Credits: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

SLS boosters transported to the VAB for Artemis II stacking, November 2024
Credits: NASA

Artemis II Orion spacecraft during final checkouts at Kennedy Space Center, December 2024
Credits: NASA

Artemis II crew during geology training in Iceland, 2024
Credits: NASA

Artemis II night rollout to Launch Pad 39B, January 17, 2026
Credits: NASA

Artemis II on Launch Pad 39B at sunset, January 28, 2026
Credits: NASA

Reid Wiseman during suit-up and leak check on launch day
Credits: NASA

Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman during the walkout to the launch pad, April 1, 2026
Credits: NASA

Thousands of spectators along the Saturn Causeway for the Artemis II launch
Credits: NASA

Artemis II launch from Kennedy Space Center, April 1, 2026
Credits: NASA

SLS liftoff carrying the Orion capsule and four astronauts, April 1, 2026
Credits: NASA

Wide view of the Artemis II launch from Kennedy Space Center
Credits: NASA

"Hello, World" - Earth photographed by Reid Wiseman from Orion's window after the TLI burn, April 3, 2026. The first daytime full-Earth photo taken by a human in decades
Credits: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Earth's night side backlit by the Sun, photographed by Reid Wiseman from Orion after the TLI burn, April 3, 2026
Credits: NASA/Reid Wiseman

The nearside of the Moon photographed from Orion during approach, April 4, 2026. Part of the far side is also visible
Credits: NASA

"Goodnight Moon" - The crew's last photo of the Moon before sleeping on the eve of the flyby, April 6, 2026
Credits: NASA

Commander Reid Wiseman gazes at the Moon from Orion's window during the lunar flyby, April 6, 2026
Credits: NASA

Pilot Victor Glover peers out of Orion's window looking back at Earth on flyby day, April 6, 2026
Credits: NASA

"Home, Sweet Home" - Christina Koch looks back at Earth from Orion's window during the lunar flyby, April 6, 2026
Credits: NASA

AxEMU spacesuit prototype for lunar spacewalks
Credits: Axiom Space

Render of Starship HLS on lunar surface
Credits: SpaceX

SLS rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building
Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Starship on the launch pad before the fifth integrated flight test (IFT-5), October 2024
Credits: SpaceX

Rendering of the PPE and HALO modules of the Lunar Gateway
Credits: NASA

Full configuration of the Lunar Gateway in lunar orbit
Credits: NASA

Illumination map of the lunar South Pole
Credits: NASA/GSFC

Shackleton Crater at South Pole, potential landing site
Credits: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University