Author: Lisa Grossman

After looping around the moon, the Artemis II crew — and their capsule’s heat shield — passed the mission’s final major test: coming home.

After looping around the moon, the Artemis II crew — and their capsule’s heat shield — are preparing for the mission’s final major test: coming

The Artemis II moon flyby may be over, but the hunt for scientific treasures in the trove of data collected is just starting.

As NASA’s Orion spacecraft slipped behind the farside of the moon, the astronauts captured the crescent of Earth setting over the moon’s horizon.

The record-setting astronauts had a front-row view of the farside of the moon, an eclipse and perhaps a re-creation of the famous Earthrise.

The astronauts will have a front-row view of the farside of the moon, including sunlit features, an eclipse and a re-creation of the famous Earthrise.