Artemis II: SpaceX Boss Elon Musk Awestruck At The Milky Way Galaxy Pic Snapped By Orion Crew After Lunar Flyby

An awestruck Elon Musk reacted to NASA's latest image drop on social media, captioned "Sky full of stars." The agency noted, "Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026."

Artemis II was launched on April 01, 2026 with four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, namely NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (50), Artemis II commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover (49), Artemis II pilot; NASA astronaut Christina Koch (47), Artemis II mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (50), Artemis II mission specialist.

The crew conducted a historic lunar flyby on April 06, 2026 that also shattered the record for the farthest humanity has ever traveled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,760 miles from Earth. Along the course of the journey, the Artemis II crew captured some stunning images of Earth and the Moon and the cosmos in general, including Earthset, total solar eclipse, the far side of the moon, and the milky way. Reacting to the galactic image, Elon Musk wrote

One day, we will be out there, among the stars.

The Artemis II crew did a seven-hour lunar flyby yesterday and are now back on orbit to Earth. The Orion spacecraft will do a splashdown on April 10. You can watch the mission live on all of NASA's channels, including the following:

View from the mission control

View from the Orion

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