Cathy Spencer

@NASA_Johnson I came. I saw. I floated!!! -Rise

Hi! I’m Rise! About a week ago, I launched aboard the Artemis II mission with four of my besties. Since then, I have been serving a very important purpose aboard the Orion spacecraft… I float. (And I look cute.) Today, I am taking over the Artemis social media accounts! -Rise

From Apollo 8 to Artemis II, every crewed mission’s photograph taken from the Moon.

Musician approved post. 🎶

@StacyRayS @KingTheoVol Prayers up!🙏

Asking for prayers for @KingTheoVol he is in a fight for his life right now and not going well. He asked me to do a prayer chain for him. Any little prayer helps

Sky full of stars. Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026.

@BrerFaux @atensnut I read it twice, too, but I was trying to find bonus points. Can you say teacher?

@atensnut Negative 2 now. I f'd up and read it twice.

I got 6 points left.

Vols with a W! 🧡

I'm on the lookout for you! 🌎

The University will always be bigger than the individual. Players come and go but the Power T goes on.

Historic First: Artemis II Crew Becomes the First Humans to Witness the Orientale Basin in Its EntiretyBREAKING: In a stunning milestone for deep-space exploration, the Artemis II astronauts have captured the first-ever view of the Moon’s Orientale Basin with human eyes — seeing its complete, majestic structure for the first time in history.As the Orion spacecraft swept past the lunar limb during its historic flyby, the crew photographed the entire basin in one breathtaking frame, with Earth hanging beautifully in the black void beyond.A 930-Kilometer Cosmic BullseyeThe Orientale Basin is one of the Moon’s most impressive geological features — a massive multi-ringed impact structure roughly 930 km (580 miles) across. Formed about 3.8 billion years ago by a colossal asteroid or comet strike, its concentric rings ripple outward like frozen waves from a stone dropped into a cosmic pond.The outermost Cordillera ring forms the dramatic outer rim, while inner rings (the Rook mountains) mark zones of dramatic crustal rebound and collapse after the initial impact. Because Orientale straddles the Moon’s near and far sides near the southwestern limb, it has always appeared severely foreshortened and partially hidden from Earth-based telescopes and earlier missions. Only now, from Orion’s unique vantage during the flyby, has the full scale and symmetry been revealed directly to human observers.The Shot of a LifetimeThe image was taken through an Orion window as the crew passed over the site at just the right moment — with perfect illumination highlighting every ridge, ring, and shadow. It’s not just a photo. It’s a pivotal new dataset that complements decades of orbital data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, GRAIL’s gravity maps, and earlier probes.Entering the Zone of SilenceAs Orion continues its trajectory around the Moon, the crew is now heading into the most isolated phase of the mission: loss of signal. For roughly 40 minutes, the bulk of the Moon will completely block all radio communication with Earth, leaving Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen in profound solitude on the far side.They are venturing where only a handful of Apollo astronauts have gone before — deeper into cislunar space, pushing the boundaries of human exploration farther than any crew since 1970.The Moon is yielding its secrets once again… and humanity is watching live.This is what returning to the Moon — and preparing for Mars — truly looks like.

@konstructivizm See you soon in San Diego!

BREAKING: Artemis II is officially heading back to Earth They completed their flyby of the Moon. Now, the Artemis II astronauts are marking the final phase of their 10 day, 685,000 mile (1.1 million km) journey. At their farthest point, the crew traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, venturing farther than any humans have gone in history. Now, with the Moon behind them, their focus shifts to the journey back. Credit: NASA

@SYYYYTOM @wawawiwacomics Hi Pluto! I always know you by your heart ❤️

@wawawiwacomics They'll think they've gone too far x)

I'm so nervous!! 🌔 #ArtemisII #NASA #Moon

Safety first! The Artemis II astronauts can be seen in their eclipse glasses, worn to protect their eyes when they experienced a solar eclipse on April 6. The Sun, the Moon, and the Orion spacecraft aligned — and Moon joy was had!

I saw this and immediately thought that Smokey was transferring.

@CampbellKacee Good to be aboard with you, if only in name.

1 of the most historic moments in humanity & not only did I get to watch it live, my name was carried aboard. What a time to be alive.🌕🇺🇸🦅

@Cindy48bar @ThatEricAlper Mine, too. And got the shirt as a VFL. 🧡

@ThatEricAlper My people. Pride of the Southland.

Nutella, the taste that's out of this world!

Congratulations to the crew of #ArtemisII on going beyond where no human has gone before! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻