#artemis-2

A historian of Apollo describes Artemis 2 as the moment human lunar exploration shifted from remembrance to renewal, anchored by new images from the crew’s trip around the moon.

After Artemis 2 returned safely to Earth, NASA chief Jared Isaacman cast the mission as the start of a longer campaign aimed at a crewed lunar landing, a sustained moon presence, and eventually Mars.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific on April 10, successfully ending Artemis 2, the first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down off the California coast on April 10, bringing the four-person Artemis 2 crew home after a 10-day test flight around the moon.

NASA’s Artemis 2 crew has returned to Earth after a 10-day mission around the moon, closing the first crewed Artemis flight and setting a new human-distance record in the process.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is set to end with an Orion splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, bringing home the first crewed moon mission since Apollo 17.

A newly released NASA timelapse from Artemis 2 captures the moon fully covering the sun during the crew’s far-side lunar flyby, creating one of the rarest eclipse views in human spaceflight.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is approaching its most hazardous phase as Orion returns from a lunar flyby for a planned Pacific splashdown off California.

NASA says Orion remains in good condition on its return from the moon, while scientists begin reviewing imagery and observations collected during the crewed lunar flyby.

NASA’s Artemis 2 crew has sent back high-resolution images from its lunar flyby, including a new Earthset view and eclipse scenes not seen from humans in decades.

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts saw a total solar eclipse from beyond the moon during their lunar flyby, with totality lasting about 53 minutes.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is being remembered as the first crewed flight toward the moon in more than 50 years, but its importance lies just as much in the systems it is testing for the missions that follow.

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts completed a historic flyby around the moon, becoming the farthest-traveled humans on record as the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo presses through its 10-day flight.

NASA’s Artemis 2 crew completed a lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, circling behind the moon, witnessing a total solar eclipse from beyond it, and traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them.

As Artemis 2 pushed farther from Earth than any humans before, the crew paused to honor a member of their astronaut family by naming features on the moon's surface.

NASA’s Artemis 2 crew is preparing for a seven-hour moon flyby on April 6, marking the first close human encounter with the moon in more than 50 years.

NASA’s Artemis 2 crew entered the moon’s sphere of influence on April 6, a milestone that marks humanity’s return to lunar space more than five decades after the Apollo era.

As Artemis 2 approaches its lunar flyby, the crew is reporting unexpected surface detail, conducting suit checks, and preparing for observations on the moon’s far side.

As Artemis 2 swings around the moon on April 6, the four astronauts are expected to witness a total solar eclipse from beyond the lunar far side, a sight visible only from their spacecraft.

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has turned an unglamorous subsystem into a public talking point, underscoring how human spaceflight depends on mundane hardware working flawlessly far from Earth.