
Kelsey Young, Artemis II lunar science lead, speaks during a status briefing of the Artemis II crewed lunar mission at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on April 5, 2026. The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission prepared April 5 to enter the Moon's "sphere of influence," having already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes. As they awoke for day five of the 10-day mission, their Orion spaceship was nearly 215,000 miles (346,000 kilometers) from Earth and 65,000 miles from the Moon, according to NASA's online dashboard. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)
