A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four main windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. Image Credit: NASA
The photos from the Artemis II are currently the only things that can single-handedly make me feel proud of us, of humans, as a species.
My chest swells with a fierce pride, and I can actually, for a moment, forget how bad things are down here right now.