iPhones are going to the Moon on Artemis II

NASA’s Artemis II crew launched with iPhones on its mission around the Moon, but the devices are present as personal tools rather than officially part of the spacecraft’s systems.

Silver smartphone lying face down on a white surface, showing a triple camera bump and smooth back, with part of a black and copper object visible on the right side

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Artemis II, the first deep-space flight to reflect this change, sent four astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby aboard Orion to validate systems for future missions. Just prior to this launch, NASA approved personal smartphones for astronauts in February 2026, ending a decades-long restriction on consumer electronics in crewed missions.

And now, iPhones are in crewmembers’ hands.

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