Homeward Bound: Artemis II Leaves Lunar Space, Reveals ‘Earthset’ Photos

Artemis II inspires a new generation of space enthusiasts - WDET 101.9 FM

NASA’s Artemis II mission has captured the imaginations of a new generation of space enthusiasts, young and old.Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are  due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean around 8 p.m. EST Friday, April 10 near San Diego. When they do, they will step foot on Earth with an extraordinary credential: they’ve been further from Earth than any humans in history, traveling over 250,000 miles and back agai…

Homeward Bound: Artemis II Leaves Lunar Space, Reveals ‘Earthset’ Photos

HOUSTON—The Artemis II astronauts are on their way home from the moon. NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen left lunar space just before 1:30 p.m. ET on April 7. After carrying humanity’s representatives to the farthest point in space ever ventured—where they witnessed cosmic wonders never before seen by mankind—the Orion spacecraft Integrity will return its crew to Earth’s gravity…

Earthrise & Earthset: From Apollo to Artemis | NASA Artemis II Mission

Earthrise & Earthset: From Apollo to Artemis | NASA Artemis II MissionApollo then, Artemis now. A set of Earthset images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, as well as Earthrise photos taken during the Apollo 11 (1969), 12 (1969), and 17 (1972) missions.Image 2: This view of Earth rising over the Moon's horizon was taken from the Apollo spacecraft. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyth's Sea on…