Artemis 2 Crew Orbits Moon, Returns Safely; NASA Adopts 'Moon Joy' Phrase from Mission Broadcast

# Artemis 2 Mission Completes Lunar Orbit and Returns to Earth The Artemis 2 crew completed a lunar orbit to test deep space systems and returned to Earth without incident. The crew consisted of Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen. During the mission, the astronauts traveled to the far side of the moon and further from Earth than anyone before.

The mission involved a discussion on board the spacecraft where Reid Wiseman described the lunar view as 'absolutely unbelievable' and 'incredible' during the broadcast. A mission control officer responded to Wiseman with the phrase 'Copy, moon joy'. The phrase 'Copy, moon joy' originated from this discussion on board Artemis 2.

NASA has used the phrase 'moon joy' on its social-media accounts as the Artemis 2 crew approached the moon.

by Mission Phrase Ariel Lynn, who posts to Threads under the username @ariel_lynn34, plans to get an Artemis 2-inspired tattoo.

' The official @nasa Threads account responded to Ariel Lynn: 'Message received.

The Artemis 2 crew's journey tested deep space systems during their travel around the moon.

Reid Wiseman's description of the view as 'absolutely unbelievable' and 'incredible' occurred during the on-board discussion. The mission control officer's response of 'Copy, moon joy' followed Wiseman's statement. The crew's travel to the far side of the moon marked a key event in the mission.

This distance represented the furthest any astronauts had traveled from Earth during the Artemis 2 mission.

the crew's approach to the moon, NASA incorporated 'moon joy' into posts on its social-media accounts.