ALT The Artemis II mission patch is seen on the right shoulder of four orange Orion Crew Survival System suits on Jan. 17, 2026, in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission patch contains imagery of the Moon and the Earth. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

ALT "NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ALT "Earth sets over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA"

ALT A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon\u2019s horizon. Credit: NASA

ALT Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by the Artemis II crew. Over half the left side of the image is filled by the gray lunar surface, pocked with craters. Credit: NASA

ALT A close view of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the gray surface, fading to dark on the left side of the image. Credit: NASA

ALT A crescent Earth setting behind a hemisphere of the Moon. Credit: NASA