The largest crew to ever fly beyond low Earth orbit went farther from our planet than ever before.
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the moon, on April 6, 2026. Courtesy of NASA
HOUSTON—It is called “Earthset.” A single photograph, along with the date it was taken and the people who took it and shared it with the world, has already been added to the history of human exploration.
On April 6, 2026, four humans finally returned to the moon after more than 50 years.
