The four astronauts who will be the first to fly to the Moon under NASA’s Artemis campaign have designed an emblem to represent their mission that references both their distant destination and the home they will return to. The crew unveiled their patch in this April 2, 2025, photo.
The crew explained the patch’s symbolism, and its play on the abbreviation of Artemis II to AII, with the following description: The Artemis II test flight begins when a mighty team launches the first crew of the Artemis generation. This patch designates the mission as “AII,” signifying not only the second major flight of the Artemis campaign, but also an endeavor of discovery that seeks to explore for all and by all. Framed in Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise photo, the scene of the Earth and the Moon represents the dual nature of human spaceflight, both equally compelling: The Moon represents our exploration destination, focused on discovery of the unknown. The Earth represents home, focused on the perspective we gain when we look back at our shared planet and learn what it is to be uniquely human. The orbit around Earth highlights the ongoing exploration missions that have enabled Artemis to set sights on a long-term presence on the Moon and soon, Mars.
Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will venture around the Moon in 2026 on Artemis II. The 10-day flight will test NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts. Through Artemis, NASA will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.
Text credit: Brandi Dean, Courtney Beasley
Image credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
在NASA阿尔忒弥斯计划（Artemis）下，首批将飞往月球的四名宇航员设计了一枚徽章，以代表他们的任务。这枚徽章不仅象征着他们遥远的目的地——月球，也表达了他们终将回归的故乡——地球。这张拍摄于2025年4月2日的照片展示了他们正式公布这枚任务徽章的时刻。
宇航员们解释了徽章的象征意义，以及徽章中Artemis II的缩写AII的巧妙含义。他们这样描述：“阿尔忒弥斯2号试飞任务由一支强大的团队开启，将首批阿尔忒弥斯世代的宇航员送上太空。这枚徽章将任务标识为AII，不仅代表阿尔忒弥斯计划的第二次重要飞行，更象征一场全人类共同参与的探索之旅。”
徽章图案以阿波罗8号著名的地出（Earthrise）照片为背景，描绘了地球与月球的景象，象征着人类太空探索的双重意义——同样引人入胜：月球代表我们的探索目标，承载着对未知的发现；地球代表我们的家园，提醒我们在回望这颗共享的星球时所获得的视角，帮助我们理解作为人类的独特意义。徽章中的地球轨道描绘出一条弯弯的弧线，象征着为阿尔忒弥斯奠定基础的各项持续探索任务，也预示着未来人类将在月球、乃至火星建立长期驻留的愿景。
NASA宇航员雷德·怀斯曼（Reid Wiseman）（指挥官）、维克托·格洛弗（Victor Glover）（飞行员）、克里斯蒂娜·科赫（Christina Koch）（任务专家），以及加拿大航天局（CSA）的宇航员杰里米·汉森（Jeremy Hansen）（任务专家），将于2026年执行阿尔忒弥斯2号任务，绕月飞行。这次为期10天的飞行将首次由宇航员亲身测试NASA在深空探索方面的基础能力，包括SLS重型火箭和猎户座飞船。
文字来源: Brandi Dean, Courtney Beasley
图片来源: NASA/Robert Markowitz
