The Artemis II crew are now closer to the moon than the Earth, Nasa said on Saturday morning, as the four astronauts completed the third day of their flight to the moon. Artemis II will follow a figure-8-shaped path that will send astronauts around the Moon before returning them to Earth. The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman showed a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows. A view of the Earth from NASA's Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the Artemis II test flight, on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The mission marks a series of historic accomplishments, including sending the first person of colour, the first woman and the first non-American on a lunar mission.
