NASA has published an interactive timeline of photos taken aboard Orion during the Artemis II lunar flyby. The gallery mixes shots from the crew’s iPhone 17 Pro Max with images captured by onboard Nikon and GoPro units. Selfies, eclipse frames and a haunting “Thinking of You, Earth” silhouette illustrate daily life as the spacecraft ventured deeper into cislunar space during the mission’s 10‑day cruise.

Astronauts Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch used the phones as personal documentation tools, but NASA kept them isolated from flight systems—wireless radios were disabled and the devices were secured with Velcro or stowed in suit pockets during critical burns. All media routed through Orion’s internal communications link for downlink to ground stations for later analysis by engineers.

The timeline not only showcases the aesthetic of space photography but also marks the first time a consumer‑grade iPhone has been formally approved for use on a crewed mission beyond low‑Earth orbit. By turning a commercial smartphone into an official crew‑log device, NASA adds a familiar, low‑cost visual record to the Artemis program’s growing archive for public outreach and education purposes.