Before reaching the Moon, the crew of Artemis II had already sent home some incredible photos of the Earth as seen from high orbit and then beyond.
These were sights that no humans had experienced for more than 50 years, following the end of the Apollo missions in 1972.
The thrill of these views of our planet were clear from the reactions of the astronauts as they gazed out of the windows of the Orion crew capsule.
