Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio/Visualizer Ernie Wright (USRA)

This visualization simulates what the crew of Artemis II might see out the window on the day of their closest approach to the Moon.

The video compresses 36 hours into a little more than a minute as it flies the virtual camera on a realistic trajectory that swings the spacecraft around the Moon’s far side.

This sample trajectory is timed so that the far side is fully illuminated when the astronauts fly by, but other lighting conditions are possible depending on when Artemis II actually launches.

The launch is currently scheduled for no later than April of 2026. 

To view the video, go to:

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a005500/a005536/a2_flyby_1min_1080p30.mp4

Four astronauts have been selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.
Image credit: NASA