NASA dumped over 800GB of Artemis II data online
NASA’s treasure trove of images, audio, and video offers an unprecedented view inside a historic space mission.
NASA’s treasure trove of images, audio, and video offers an unprecedented view inside a historic space mission.
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Terrence O'Brien
Oct 11, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC
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If you thought you’d seen all there is to see from theArtemis II mission, you’re wrong. This week NASAposted over 800GB worthof science data, images, and videos on theArtemis II: Sights & Sounds of Science site.The archive includes over 11,000 photos and videos, over 8.5 hours of audio, and crew-annotated images, such as the one marking where they saw impact flashes on the dark side of the Moon. Together, they offer an unprecedented view inside ahistoricspace mission.
One of the more exciting reveals was footage of the Artemis II team telling the ground team back in Houston about its observation of impact flashes. Impact flashes have been seen before, but these ones on the dark side of the Moon could have been the faintest observed with the human eye, and everyone’s excitement is palpable in the clip.
Alongside the dump, NASA also released a trio of documents that help supplement the trove of unfiltered data. That includes theArtemis II Preliminary Lunar Science Report, theArtemis II Lunar Science Operations Report, and theArtemis II Lunar Science Data User Guide.
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