#Artemis Apollo

What NASA started in the Apollo era, Artemis carries forward. Mission Overview: ​Artemis II is NASA's first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts will launch aboard the Orion spacecraft (atop the massive SLS rocket), fly around the Moon to test life-support systems, and return safely to Earth without landing on the lunar surface. It paves the way for future moon landings. ​Key Mission Details: • ​Launch Date: March 6th, 2026 • ​Mission Duration: Approximately 10 days. • ​Total Distance: The crew will travel approximately 1.4 million miles in total, venturing about 4,600 miles beyond the far side of the Moon (the furthest humans have ever traveled into deep space). ​Crew Members: •​ Reid Wiseman (Commander) • ​Victor Glover (Pilot) • ​Christina Koch (Mission Specialist) • ​Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist – Canadian Space Agency) FOLLOW FOR MORE !! Apollo 11, Moon Landing, Artemis 2, Artemis II, Humans on Moon, NASA, Space, Astronomy, For You, fyp, suggested. #space #nasa #moon #apollo #artemis

Left: Apollo 17, 1972. Right: Artemis II, 2026. These two photographs, captured by NASA astronauts, are separated by over half a century. What advancements and transformations are evident between these two moments in space exploration? 🚀 #Space #Exploration #History #Future #earth Credit : 📷 NASA

Apollo 11 showed us what was possible. Over 50 years later… we’re going back. Today, the Artemis II crew downlinked their first image of Earth from Orion, nearly 100,000 miles away! 📸 🌍 #nasa #artemis #apollo #spaceexploration

With the historic launch of NASA’s #Artemis II, a new pantheon of spacecraft makes its mark in the stars, setting the celestial stage for the future lunar economy. 🛰️🌔 Before programs like Apollo and Artemis can change our understanding of the universe, they must first be designed, developed, and deployed with the highest possible care. Check out the link in our bio to explore how engineers can utilize tools like Ansys STK and many more to power the next generation of #space exploration.

🌕📸 Artemis II Saw Earthrise From Behind The Moon Artemis II just sent home lunar flyby photos that show Earth rising above the Moon's far side from a crewed spacecraft for the first time in more than 50 years. The images came during the crew's seven-hour swing around the far side on April 6, 2026, when Orion slipped behind the Moon and lost contact with Earth for about 40 minutes. One frame shows a thin blue crescent Earth hanging over rugged terrain near Ohm crater, while another records a total solar eclipse with a glowing halo around the dark lunar disk. NASA says the crew also photographed impact craters, ancient lava flows, surface fractures, and six meteoroid impact flashes on the shadowed surface. That matters because these are not postcard shots alone; the colors, shadows, textures, and geometry give scientists fresh clues about how the Moon's crust formed and changed over time. The eclipse view matters too, because Orion's position let the astronauts watch nearly 54 minutes of totality and capture a perspective that is impossible from the ground. Artemis II was a test flight, but it already turned the Moon back into a place humans can observe directly instead of only through robotic passes and distant telescopes. If this is what one flyby produced, later Artemis missions could return with even richer surface views, better field observations, and a much sharper picture of the world we are heading back to. Follow @dailyspacestories for more space stories! 🌕 #Space #ArtemisII #Moon #Earthrise #Orion

🌎🌒 Artemis II Saw Earth Set Behind the Moon Artemis II's crew photographed Earth sinking behind the Moon from Orion on April 6, 2026, just before the spacecraft slipped out of radio contact for 40 minutes. The view shows our planet half-lit above the cratered lunar far side, with no atmosphere or blue sky softening the horizon. That image matters because it is the first crewed lunar-flyby Earthset of the Artemis era, a modern echo of Apollo 8's Earthrise from 1968. As Orion crossed the far side, the crew also described craters, ancient lava flows, surface cracks, ridges, and color changes that scientists use to read lunar history. The strange part is the timing: Earth was literally dropping out of sight at the same moment mission control was about to lose the spacecraft's signal. For nearly three quarters of an hour, the Moon itself stood between the crew and Earth. That turns a single frame into mission geometry you can feel, because the horizon is not scenery; it is the line where communication, gravity, and human perspective all changed. Artemis II used that moment to prove Orion could carry people around the Moon, keep them oriented through far-side flight, and bring them home for the next step toward lunar surface missions. Follow @dailyspacestories for more space stories! 🌒 #Space #ArtemisII #Moon #Orion #NASA

Aggiornamento: l'immagine superiore è di Apollo 17 e non Apollo 8. Scusateci l'errore! Grazie @matteomiluzio per la segnalazione e l'attenzione 💙 Questa immagine nel 1972 cambiò l'Umanità per sempre. Dimostrò quanto la Terra è bella e fragile a 3.5 miliardi di persone che la abitavano. Ora Artemis 2 dimostrerà la stessa cosa a oltre 8 miliardi di persone? #earth #terra #apollo #artemis #earthrise

Artemis 2 Has Returned! 🚀 Comparing the Artemis 2 images and images from the Apollo missions are interesting! Over a 50 year gap between these lunar missions! 🌙 What missions were your favorites? 📸 Who do you think won? 🏆 #artemis #apollo

Artemis II vs Apollo 11 & Apollo 13 🚀 This 3D trajectory comparison highlights how mission design has evolved. Both Apollo and Artemis II use a “free-return trajectory” — a path that naturally brings the spacecraft back to Earth if needed. The difference is how modern technology allows Artemis II to optimize safety, flexibility, and precision for future deep space missions. #ArtemisMission #ArtemisII #astronaut #astronomy #apollo

Orion’s return is happening tonight! 🚀 Artemis 2 Vs Apollo 11: same destination, the Moon… but 55 years of difference! The Saturn V: a legend standing 110 meters tall for 3 astronauts. The SLS of Artemis 2: more thrust, more modern, and it sends Orion, a much larger, far more comfortable spacecraft with 4 astronauts on board. The video on the left is by @nyoom.tm #fyp #nasa #space

Apollo 8 vs. Artemis 1: O caminho para a Lua mudou! 🚀🌕 Você sabia que, embora o destino seja o mesmo, a trajetória para chegar lá evoluiu muito? No vídeo, podemos ver a diferença visual entre as missões: 🌀 Apollo 8 (1968): A primeira missão tripulada a orbitar a Lua utilizou uma trajetória de "Injeção Trans-Lunar" mais direta, estabelecendo uma órbita próxima e circular ao redor do nosso satélite natural. ♾️ Artemis 1 (2022): Já a missão Artemis utilizou uma "Órbita Retrógrada Distante" (DRO). Como mostra o gráfico, a nave Orion viajou muito mais longe, testando os limites de distância de uma cápsula feita para humanos e aproveitando a estabilidade gravitacional para missões de longa duração. Essas trajetórias não são apenas desenhos no espaço; elas representam o avanço da nossa tecnologia e a preparação para estadias muito mais longas na Lua com o programa Artemis! 🌌🛰️ 💬 Qual dessas trajetórias você achou mais impressionante? A precisão da Apollo ou a amplitude da Artemis? Comenta aqui embaixo! 🚀 Quer aprender mais sobre como navegamos pelas estrelas? Segue a gente: @amazing_science_space para conteúdos diários sobre o universo! #Apollo8 #Artemis1 #NASA #Orion #TrajetóriaEspacial #Lua #Astronomia #ExploraçãoEspacial #AmazingScienceSpace

Artemis II has officially launched. For the first time since Apollo, humans are heading back around the Moon, as Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen begin NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission aboard SLS and Orion. This roughly 10-day test flight is a huge step toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface. 📸 John Howard for Cosmoknowledge