Artemis II astronauts capture stunning ‘Earthsat’ photo
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The Artemis II astronauts are now forever linked to Apollo 8.
A day after the historic lunar flight, NASA on Tuesday released stunning photos taken by a US-Canadian team.
Four astronauts followed up Apollo 8’s famous “Earthrise” shot of 1968 with their own: “Earthsat,” which showed our planet setting behind the brown, speckled moon.
Another photo captures a total solar eclipse that occurred when the Moon blocked the Sun from the crew’s view.
Three Americans and one Canadian are now heading home, with heavy rain expected to hit the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
The three Apollo 8 astronauts became the world’s first lunar orbiters on Christmas Eve 1968. His “Earthrise” shot became a symbol of the modern environmental movement.
Artemis II marks NASA’s first return to the Moon with astronauts – a significant step toward another crewed Moon landing in two years.
