Artemis II astronauts share stunning images of moon as lunar flyby nears

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are over two-thirds of the way to reaching the moon for a flyby mission that will make them Earth’s farthest emissaries and promises views of the moon’s far side. Artemis II is humanity’s first journey to the moon since 1972. The mission will be a non-stop, six-hour flyby following the same figure-eight path that Apollo 13 previously took. The Artemis II crew consists of three Americans, Commander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Pilot Victor Glover and one Canadian, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. After the lunar flyby, it will take four days for the astronauts to return home. The capsule will aim for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego on April 10, nine days after its Florida launch. The Artemis II crew snapped a striking photo of Earth appearing tiny from space, just ahead of t