NASA shares Artemis II crew’s iPhone shots from space

Syndication April 5, 2026

NASA shares Artemis II crew’s iPhone shots from space

NASA has started to share images that the crew of Artemis II have taken of their trip to the Moon, including some taken on the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Astronaut's silhouetted face and floating hair near a spacecraft window, gazing at the bright blue-and-white Earth with swirling clouds against the blackness of space

An Artemis II crew member’s shot of Earth though a window – Image Credit: NASA

Months before the launch of Artemis II, NASA confirmed that the crew would be allowed iPhones to document the journey around the Moon. In galleries released by NASA, those first images are now back on Earth.

The shots in the “Journey to the Moon” web gallery are a mix of images taken by imaging equipment brought along by the crew. While the newest standalone camera on the flight is a 2016 Nikon DSLR accompanied by some decade-old GoPro cameras, the crew were provided with a set of the iPhone 17 Pro Max for similar imaging duties.

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