ALT A photo of astronauts Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, wearing their blue flight suits, overlaid against a montage of images from the Artemis II mission. At top center is the text "HOUSTON WE HAVE A PODCAST" in all-caps, stylized font.
ALT Secretary Marco Rubio and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov smile at the camera against a background of American and Uzbekistan flags. They are both wearing suits and ties. They appear to be shaking hands while also holding up a folder. There is an arrangement of flowers on the table in front of them.
ALT The thumbnail for Houston We Have a Podcast Episode 440, "To the Moon and Back Again With Reid and Christina." It includes Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch posing in front of imagery from the Artemis II mission, including the moment of launch and a crisp shot of the Moon.
ALT The blue NASA "meatball" insignia overlaid on top of a Martian background.
ALT A long-exposure photo of Earth taken from aboard the International Space Station. The nighttime view of Earth shows long streaks of city lights and a soft, green airglow outlining the planet. Blurry stars fill the background, and space station hardware appears in the foreground.
ALT Two photos side-by-side showing the Artemis I Orion heat shield on the left and the Artemis II Orion heat shield on the right. Both heat shields are seen on stands and rotated for inspection. Credit: NASA
ALT An astronaut on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station raises their arm in the direction of the camera. Equipment and hardware surround them.
ALT A stylized graphic showing the arc of a planet, with various arcs above it symbolizing orbits or trajectories, in shades of neon blue and red against a black background. The text "PLANETARY DEFENDERS" is overlaid in the middle.
ALT The Moon, as seen by Artemis II astronauts just before they passed behind it. The edge of the visible surface of the Moon, or the limb, is visible. Just beyond that is Earth, lit like a crescent moon.
ALT Interior view of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building showing multiple levels of steel platforms, walkways, and support structures surrounding the Space Launch System core stage and solid rocket booster segments. Bright work lights illuminate the large white booster sections and dense network of pipes, beams, and scaffolding as teams prepare hardware for upcoming Artemis III operations. Credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston
ALT Technicians extend and inspect one of the solar array wing panels that will attach the Orion service module for Artemis III inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: NASA/Amanda Stevenson
ALT Four small white sample cups on a tray, each holding a different portion of prepared food. The foods vary in color and texture, including a green‑flecked mixture, a golden paste, a white grain-like sample, and a chunkier mixture with darker pieces. The Artemis III crew tasted various food items on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory, to determine what they’ll eat on their mission in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
ALT The Artemis III astronauts pose for a group photo on the front porch before conducting hoist training with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 in San Diego, California, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Credit: US Navy/2nd Class August Clawson