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The Oxfordshire based psychologist trains astronauts and says Nasa's ongoing Artemis II mission has been "inspiring" for a whole generation back on Earth. No humans have ever been further from home than the four Artemis crew members were on Monday, as they conducted a dramatic lunar fly-by.
The soft, smiling figure is flying aboard the Orion spacecraft with the other four astronauts as they make history.
Over the past eight days, the world has watched four intrepid explorers leave Earth, fly around the Moon, and make spaceflight history. The moments of reverence, camaraderie, and bravery we’ve witnessed since the launch of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission have done wonders for my faith in humanity, but sadly, all good things must come to an end.
Ildar Ibatullin confirmed to PolitiFact via Instagram that those are his images and they were captured from Earth using a reflector telescope and a DSLR camera, not taken by NASA or from the Artemis II mission.
The Artemis II astronauts are on their way back to Earth, approaching 209,100 miles from home. Track their journey.
The Artemis II and International Space Station crews held a historic moonship-to-spaceship radio linkup on Tuesday.
Just hours after Artemis 2 launched on April 1, the toilet’s urine collection fan jammed. Artemis 2 Mission Specialist Christina Koch worked with ground control to troubleshoot the problem and earned herself the esteemed title of “space plumber,” but that wasn’t the end of the crew’s toilet trouble.
When is the Artemis II splashdown in California? Orion capsule is set to splash down about 8:07 pm ET Friday, April 10, 2026, possibly near San Diego.
NASA sent four people around the moon. So what should people expect from Artemis III as the space agency prepares for a return to the moon in 2028?
Life in space is weirder than you might think, with the crew facing toilet issues, saliva collections, DIY fixes to onboard components and a menu of dehydrated food.
First came a prize — and bragging rights — for Artemis II. Artemis II surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record of 248,655 miles set in April 1970, right before the fly-around and intense lunar observations got started.