POV: You’re looking at the Moon outside of your window on the Orion spacecraft. This visualization simulates what the crew of Artemis II might see out the Orion windows on the day of their closest approach to the Moon. It compresses 36 hours into a little more than a minute as it flies the virtual camera on a realistic trajectory that swings the spacecraft around the Moon's far side. Next year, the Artemis II astronauts could be the first humans to see some parts of the Moon’s far side with the naked eye, depending on the spacecraft’s final trajectory after it launches. During the nine Apollo missions that left Earth’s orbit, astronauts saw parts of the Moon’s far side, but not all of it, as they were limited by which sections were lit during their orbits. The Artemis II crew’s observations will help pave the way for lunar science activities on future Artemis missions to the Moon’s surface, including Artemis III. Artemis III astronauts will investigate the landforms, rocks, and oth...