Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts viewed parts of the moon never before seen with human eyes during their epic lunar flyby today (April 6) —and set a spaceflight record in the process.

Moon music: Here’s a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew’s wakeup songs

Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control’s way of starting the crew’s day off with positivity. Here’s the Spotify playlist.

Moon memorial: Artemis 2 astronauts name lunar ‘bright spot’ after mission commander’s late wife

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by an astronaut, NASA’s Artemis 2 crew took a moment to dedicate a few features on the moon’s surface for their spacecraft and lost loved ones.

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight

Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at 12:56 p.m. CDT on Monday, traveling 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing the record for human spaceflight’s farthest distance previously set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. At its farthest point, crew inside the Orion spacecraft will have traveled about 252,760 […]

Artemis 2 breaks humanity’s all-time distance record during historic loop around the moon (video)

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than any people in history, breaking the mark set by the Apollo 13 crew in April 1970.

The moon up close: How the Artemis 2 astronauts are photographing their historic lunar flyby

The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey certain areas of the moon’s far side, and they’re chronicling their historic journey in detail.

NASA Artemis 2 astronauts to make historic moon flyby today. Here’s what to expect hour by hour (timeline)

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today (April 6). Here’s how it will happen, hour by hour.

Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6).

Check out this stunning Earth shot as Artemis II crew edges toward new record

NASA has shared a stunning image (above) captured by the crew of the Artemis II mission as they head toward the moon. It shows a tiny Earth, mostly in darkness and surrounded by the inky blackness of space. The photo was taken on day four of the Artemi…

When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that’s a ‘mare’ for Artemis 2

The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.