Commander Reid Wiseman showed off a fantastic photo of the lunar surface taken with the iPhone 17 Pro Max during the Artemis II spacecraft’s final approach to its historic lunar flyby. Here are the details.
Commander Reid Wiseman takes a stunning photo of the Moon’s surface
Over the past few days, the crew of Artemis II has been They share pictures taken on their iPhonesIt marks the first time NASA has allowed astronauts.fly with the latest smartphones,” according to a description by NASA administrator Jared Isaacman.
In addition to the four iPhone 17 Pro Max units on board, the crew also carried a GoPro HERO 4 Blacka Nikon D5and a Nikon Z9 to capture all available images NASA JohnsonFlickr account.
Earlier tonight, as the Artemis II spacecraft approached the moon for its return flight to Earth, astronauts took turns snapping photos of what they could see from the window of the Orion capsule.
During the live broadcast, NASA Public Affairs Officer and Mission Live Commentator Leah Mustachio explained that the crew had turned off all the lights in the cabin to get better pictures, while astronaut Reid Wiseman approached the live camera and showed a stunning image of the lunar surface on his iPhone.
He would later confirm on live broadcast that he took the photo with an iPhone at 8x zoom, and Mission Control would confirm that it showed Chebyshev in the photo. crater.
According to Mustachio, at the time of publication, the crew was just completing “some post-lunar flight work,” including sending some photos back to Earth.
Whether or not Wiseman’s live footage will be in the mix remains to be seen.
If so and once NASA updates it Flickr account with images from the flight, we will update this post with a full resolution version as well. In the meantime, you can watch the mission live in the video below:
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