A Mesmerizing Moon

FD06_FD6 Lunar Flyby imagery D5 SN2022

art002e014195 (April 6, 2026) – NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby. Wiseman and his fellow crewmates spent approximately seven hours taking turns at the Orion windows capturing science data to share with their team back on Earth. At closest approach, they came within 4,067 miles of the Moon’s surface.

Photographer NASA
Album Artemis_II