Houston, Texas –
The Artemis II astronauts were jetting towards Earth and sharing their lunar flyby souvenirs Tuesday, delighting colleagues both at home and in space with captivating tales of their historic journey.
Of note was their stunning shot of an Earthset, the moment when Earth drops below the rugged lunar horizon.
The image was a deliberate nod to the iconic Earthrise image taken during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, a shot that helped capture the public’s imagination as humans traveled around the Moon for the first time.