"We leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.” -Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, 1972

GO FOR TRANS LUNAR INJECTION. THIS IS THE BIG ONE FOLKS, THE BIGGEST MOMENT OF THE BIGGEST MISSION. CHANGING THIS FROM AN EARTH ORBITAL MISSION TO A LUNAR MISSION.

On what would have been Gus Grissom's 100th birthday. As we enjoy the awe & wonder of Artemis II, please take a moment to remember Gus, and crewmates Ed White (L) & Roger Chaffee (R) who lost their lives during the Apollo 1 fire at LC-34. L: #GeminiRemastered, R: David Diebold 🚀

Not NSF - NASASpaceflight.com bringing up the flat tire in their launch broadcast 😂

We’ve come so far in the last 54 years, but one thing hasn’t changed: Our home looks gorgeous from space! The left view is from the Apollo 17 crew in 1972 and the right was captured yesterday by the Artemis II crew.

We’re halfway there. At the time of posting this, the Artemis II mission is about halfway to the Moon. When the astronauts arrive, they will conduct a lunar flyby and collect scientific observations of the Moon’s surface.

After a journey lasting 9 years, 5 months, and 27 days, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft completed a flyby of Pluto, sending back these remarkable images.

“We came to explore the Moon, but ended up discovering the Earth”

Hearing the crew describe lunar surface details with their naked eye is astounding. I’m literally speechless just listening to what they are describing. This is amazing.

A message from one generation of lunar pioneers to the next… 🇺🇸🌖

Puts everything in perspective..

“On the Moon is a photo of my family. I pray it reminds you that we and America and all of the world are cheering you on.” Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke recorded a message for the Artemis II crew. Fitting that they hear his words as they close in on their lunar destination.

1 minute to AOS...... ! 🙏

Standing by...... AOS

The eclipse from Orion. On April 6, external cameras attached to the Orion spacecraft's solar array wings captured the Moon backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse.