The astronauts aboard the Artemis II have the opportunity to try to recreate one of the most iconic space photos of all time – but despite having an arsenal of camera tech on board, recreating the iconic “Earthrise” photo likely won’t be easy, despite the tech differences between 2026 and 1968.
NASA says that Orion has 32 cameras aboard the Artemis II historic flight set to orbit the far side of the moon today, March 6, before returning to Earth. Eliminating the cameras that are mounted on the spacecraft itself, and the four astronauts aboard have 17 handheld photo-taking devices at their disposal, including Nikon D5 DSLRs, a Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera, GoPros, and smartphones.
