In today's image, we see the Orion spacecraft around the Moon. This was part of the Artemis I mission which was an uncrewed craft returning to the Moon. Artemis II is scheduled for this coming year which will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972. This will not be a landing, but a try around the Moon in preparation for a future landing.

My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.

This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.

I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: wagnerastronomy@gmail.com

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.