Artemis II, Earth and Head Home
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The world has tracked the journey of NASA’s Artemis II mission for five days. The four astronauts have launched into space, tested life support and other important systems of their Orion spacecraft, tangled with the vehicle’s toilet,
Nasa has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon. The first image shows an 'Earthset' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peaking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape.
The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission spoke with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday (April 8). Mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover reflected on their journey to the far side of the moon as the Artemis II crew heads back to Earth.