Why do the Artemis II astronauts keep calling their Orion spacecraft, "Integrity"? The crew chose this name for their home away from home because it "embodies the foundation of trust, respect, candor, and humility" of the teams behind the Artemis II mission.

The ultimate team. Full of great, bright minds of the best men and women from around the world. All focused on the success of all, for all.

History in the making In this new image from our NASA Artemis II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes.

Successful outbound trajectory burn! This means that the Orion spacecraft fired its thrusters to further fine-tune the astronauts' path to the Moon. Coverage of the lunar flyby tomorrow begins at 1pm ET (1700 UTC). youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8T…

We're going farther than ever before 🚀 Today, the Artemis II crew will break the record for how far humans have traveled from Earth as they fly around the far side of the Moon. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 UTC). Watch Artemis II make history:

Earthset. The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

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Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back. Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-mul…

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.

Arguably the most gorgeous end to end launch imagery of all time…?

These astronauts are just a balm: impossibly cheery, down to earth, committed, decent. They are clearly extraordinary people, and yet reassuringly normal. At a time when the news is dominated by people who are either cruel or corrupt or insane or incompetent or all of the above,

There are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see

252,756 miles from home and carrying the dreams of billions. The Artemis II crew represents the best of the American spirit—curiosity, courage, and collective drive to explore the unknown. Thanks to NASA and American ingenuity. 🇺🇸✨👨‍🚀

Apollo then, Artemis now. A set of Earthset images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, as well as Earthrise photos taken during the Apollo 11,12, and 17 missions. Image descriptions available in the comments below.

The Artemis re-entry map explained! To understand this fully, I needed a visual. So here is the NASA Orion OEM dataset playing in one of my realtime space scenes. The result - a fun way to visualize how this ground tracked map works! #Artemis #ArtemisII #Space #threeJS

After a journey of more than 690,000 miles, the crew is nearly home. The Artemis II crew will splash down off the coast of San Diego later today and, though it won’t be visible from land, you can still wave in their general direction to welcome them back to Earth! 👋

I trust in the excellence of those who designed, built and verified this vehicle I trust in the excellence of the flight control team and their engineering support I trust in the excellence of the crew to handle the contingent and unexpected And I hope, for us all. GO! ORION!

Back to the VAB to get ready for Artemis III 🇺🇸