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Earth From the Perspective of Artemis II by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Via Flickr: Our home planet captured by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman. 🌍 NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launched on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. The quartet launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Here is a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. The image features two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. Check nasa.gov for the latest Artemis II updates as the mission continues. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman #NASA #NASAMarshall #NASAArtemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII #NASASLS #SLS #Rocket #RocketScience #Earth #Moon Read the NASA news release Follow the Artemis II mission on the Artemis blog For more about NASA's Artemis For more about NASA's Space Launch System NASA Media Usage Guidelines

April 1st 2026 - Artemis II lifting off from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Go Find Out For Me | For All Humanity Video from the launch and first flight days of NASA's Artemis II mission, set to Go Find Out For Me by Dan Romer, from the Luca movie soundtrack.

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