Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Artemis II astronauts traveled farther from Earth than anyone has ever been before. Scientists from Goddard and around NASA support them back on Earth.
Video description:
0:00 The SLS launching Artemis II in the distance. In the foreground, the mission countdown clock starts counting up from 0. Text reads "In your life, you're going to have the chance to hear human voices from the far side of the Moon." This text remains on screen for most of the video.
0:03 Scientists gathered around a table watch the launch, cheering and jumping.
0:06 The rocket, with a bright tail of flame, launching against a blue sky.
0:07 The Artemis II crew in the Orion capsule. Jeremy Hansen is on the left, holding a microphone. Reid Wiseman is next to him, followed by Christina Koch, who is smiling and playing with the Rise plush zero gravity indicator. The camera pans to reveal Victor Glover to the right.
0:11 The Orion capsule, a white cylinder with the red NASA worm painted on it. It tapers to a flattened point, like a pencil tip. The taper is silver.
0:14 Scientists working at computers in the Science Evaluation Room, a large room with black walls and big screens showing data and imagery from Artemis II.
0:16 Panning inside the Orion capsule again, this time starting with Victor on the left, followed by Jeremy and Christina. Reid is just behind Christina. They all wave at the camera.
0:20 Kelsey Young sitting in Misson Control, behind a row of computer screens. She has a headset on and is smiling and listening. The text changes to read "It's very important that you take it."
0:27 Kiarre Dumes stands with a headset on. She is smiling.
0:31 Marie Henderson stands at the front of the Science Evaluation Room, holding a laptop and talking to the rest of the room.
0:37 Kelsey Young in Mission Control again.
Music: Beyond Gravity by Lisa van Hal [BMI] from Universal Production Music
Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Katy Mersmann (NASA/GSFC)
Producer, Videographer: Caela Barry (AdNet Systems Inc.)
Project Support: Sofie Bates (eMITS)
This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAExplorer
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The Artemis II astronauts traveled farther from Earth than anyone has ever been before. Scientists from Goddard and around NASA support them back on Earth.
Video description:
0:00 The SLS launching Artemis II in the distance. In the foreground, the mission countdown clock starts counting up from 0. Text reads "In your life, you're going to have the chance to hear human voices from the far side of the Moon." This text remains on screen for most of the video.
0:03 Scientists gathered around a table watch the launch, cheering and jumping.
0:06 The rocket, with a bright tail of flame, launching against a blue sky.
0:07 The Artemis II crew in the Orion capsule. Jeremy Hansen is on the left, holding a microphone. Reid Wiseman is next to him, followed by Christina Koch, who is smiling and playing with the Rise plush zero gravity indicator. The camera pans to reveal Victor Glover to the right.
0:11 The Orion capsule, a white cylinder with the red NASA worm painted on it. It tapers to a flattened point, like a pencil tip. The taper is silver.
0:14 Scientists working at computers in the Science Evaluation Room, a large room with black walls and big screens showing data and imagery from Artemis II.
0:16 Panning inside the Orion capsule again, this time starting with Victor on the left, followed by Jeremy and Christina. Reid is just behind Christina. They all wave at the camera.
0:20 Kelsey Young sitting in Misson Control, behind a row of computer screens. She has a headset on and is smiling and listening. The text changes to read "It's very important that you take it."
0:27 Kiarre Dumes stands with a headset on. She is smiling.
0:31 Marie Henderson stands at the front of the Science Evaluation Room, holding a laptop and talking to the rest of the room.
0:37 Kelsey Young in Mission Control again.
Music: Beyond Gravity by Lisa van Hal [BMI] from Universal Production Music
Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Katy Mersmann (NASA/GSFC)
Producer, Videographer: Caela Barry (AdNet Systems Inc.)
Project Support: Sofie Bates (eMITS)
This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAExplorer
Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
· Instagram instagram.com/nasagoddard
· X twitter.com/NASAGoddard
· Facebook: facebook.com/NASA.GSFC
· Flickr flickr.com/photos/gsfc
