The Artemis II Mission to the moon continues.
Below is a photo taken of the Earth from the Orion space module.
We're actually looking at the night side of the planet with the sun on the far side. Hence the halo effect on the edge of the globe.
The Earth is visible as it is being lit by moonlight.
This image provided by NASA shows a downlink image of Earth taken by NASA’s Artemis II astronaut commander Reid Wiseman inside the Orion capsule on Friday, April 3, 2026.
Below is a video from the Artemis crew as they discuss among other things some issues they are having with the space toilet.
Which is what they get for installing the Howard Wolowitz Zero-Gravity Waste Disposal System. (Yes, that is a Big Bang Theory reference.)
Here is another video of our space people in their space ship doing space stuff in SPACE!
As noted in the video, the capsule has the space of approximately 2 mini-vans.
Not exactly the expansive carpeted wood paneled bridge of the Enterprise 1701-D but a bit more wiggle room than the old Apollo capsules.
Still a bit tight for my claustrophobia.
This has been a most interesting experience to follow as humankind ventures out 250,000 miles from planet Earth.
Can't wait for those close up shots as the Orion capsule goes' round the moon.
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