Awe-inspiring new photos captured by the Artemis II astronauts showcase the moon and the interior of the Orion spacecraft, offering a glimpse into their lives in space as they close in on another historic milestone.<br /><br />One image highlighting the moon even captured a portion of the Orientale basin, which marks a first for human eyes, according to NASA. Only robotic imagers have witnessed this lunar region. The shadowed crater, which is 600 miles (965 kilometers) wide, represents a key transition region between the near and far sides of the moon.<br /><br />NASA astronaut Christina Koch said the crew’s first views of the lunar far side, which permanently faces away from Earth and has rarely been seen, have been “absolutely spectacular.”
