NASA shares Orion crew's stunning images of moon, Earth
Artemis II is carrying a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the moon.
www.goodmorningamerica.comHere’s the latest on Artemis II crew Earthset:
- The Artemis II crew completed their roughly 10-day mission around the Moon and returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen—are reported safe and healthy after landing, with recovery operations underway.[3][5][7]
- During the mission, the crew captured and shared Earthset imagery—photos showing Earth rising above the Moon’s horizon and other views from the far side—contributing to a landmark visual record of Earth from lunar distance.[5][6][9]
- Recovery and post-landing procedures involved naval recovery forces, with astronauts transferred to a helicopter and then to a recovery ship for medical checks before eventual transport to shore.[7][3]
- The mission marked NASA’s first crewed test flight of the SLS/Orion system around the Moon, serving as a critical step toward future crewed lunar landings and long-duration deep-space missions.[4][9]
Illustration: Earthset imagery from Artemis II became a defining moment of the mission, similar in spirit to the classic Apollo Earthrise/Earthset views, but captured from a modern lunar flyaround context.[10][5]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline or assemble a visual summary (including the key times, splashdown location, and crew health status) with sources. I can also provide direct links to NASA briefings or authoritative recap articles.