HOUSTON (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with the legacy of Apollo 8. Just a day after their historic lunar flyby, NASA released remarkable new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew. The astronauts recreated Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968, transforming it into their own version titled Earthset, showcasing our planet setting behind the moon's surface. They also captured a breathtaking total solar eclipse, as the moon eclipsed the sun from their vantage point.
The crew, consisting of three Americans and one Canadian, is on their journey home with a splashdown in the Pacific planned for Friday. Meanwhile, scientists at Mission Control in Houston are analyzing the stream of photographs transmitted from the mission.
Apollo 8 made history as the first manned mission to orbit the moon, heralding a new era in space exploration with its Earthrise photo often cited as a catalyst for the modern environmental movement.
Artemis II represents NASA's first return to the moon with astronauts, paving the way for another crewed lunar landing in the next couple of years.
The crew, consisting of three Americans and one Canadian, is on their journey home with a splashdown in the Pacific planned for Friday. Meanwhile, scientists at Mission Control in Houston are analyzing the stream of photographs transmitted from the mission.
Apollo 8 made history as the first manned mission to orbit the moon, heralding a new era in space exploration with its Earthrise photo often cited as a catalyst for the modern environmental movement.
Artemis II represents NASA's first return to the moon with astronauts, paving the way for another crewed lunar landing in the next couple of years.
