The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has sent four astronauts namely NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, aboard the Orion spacecraft on a 10-days sojourn to conduct a lunar flyby. NASA’s powerful SLS rocket launched the spacecraft on April 1, 2026 at around 4 AM IST to space, where it unfurled its solar panel wings for the journey ahead.
For the historic journey that will take the squad of these Fantastic Four humans to the farthest a human has ever travelled, NASA has equipped them with several amenities.
Let’s start with food:
Coffee (of course), Green tea, Lemonade, Pineapple Drink, Chocolate Breakfast Drink, Tortillas, Vegetable Quiche, Breakfast Sausage, Cashews, Almonds, Macaroni & Cheese, Cauliflower, Pudding, Cookies, and more.
In total, there are 189 unique items in the menu which includes 10+ types of beverages, nine types of culinary flavoring with five different types of sauces.
There’s also one of the most advanced toilet systems for the astronauts onboard, which malfunctioned for a while after the launch, but was restored.
The Orion spacecraft hosts three display and sophisticated control systems with about 60 physical switches.
The crew is carrying camera gear to take pictures of the moon when they arrive near the lunar polar region on April 04, 2026. NASA has also provided the crew with brand new silver iPhone 17 Pro Max, which they are seen in the below video hurling at each other without fearing it will crash. Zero gravity flex.
Brisket and cobbler and quiche, oh my!
Curious what astronauts eat on a 10-day trip around the Moon? Read about how we design and prepare meal plans for Artemis II: https://t.co/eVNGSQpM04 pic.twitter.com/SDRi5guFb3— NASA (@NASA) March 31, 2026
FYI for those interested… The Orion toilet is in the floor of the spacecraft. pic.twitter.com/EIVy64s13w— Space Shuttle Almanac (@ShuttleAlmanac) April 2, 2026
50 years ago @Apple was founded, today astronauts are using iPhones on their way to the moon pic.twitter.com/MHcQUsyI4U— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) April 2, 2026
New iPhones are being packed into the suits of the Artemis II Crew!
There is something very familiar about the iPhone look that will make the Moon feel accessible, we are literally going to see the lunar surface through the same lens we use to capture our own lives every day. pic.twitter.com/sDDM5NSRMX— Owen Sparks (@OwenSparks) April 1, 2026
😂 pic.twitter.com/0c2AKHh0gC— Owen Sparks (@OwenSparks) April 2, 2026
Artemis II is a test mission for Artemis III as the crew will test all equipment and critical systems for the next trip to the moon that will see a historic landing on the lunar polar region.
See Also: Artemis II: Toilet Malfunction In NASA’s Orion Spacecraft After Clean Launch? Here’s What Happened
See Also: Artemis II: When Will Orion Spacecraft Reach The Moon? Here’s How To Track & Watch The Mission Live
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