
ALT A full disk image of Earth, as seen from the Orion capsule. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. From about 8 to 9 o'clock, a large brown landmass is Africa, with the Iberian peninsula twinkling with lights just where the planet curves. At the 1 o'clock spot, aurora glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space. Credit: NASA/Reid Weisman

ALT NASA\u2019s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The orange core stage of the rocket stands between two white solid rocket boosters and is topped with the white Orion spacecraft. The rocket stands in front of the trussed structure of the mobile launcher. The sky is blue and cloudless in the background. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls































