The four astronauts aboard the Integrity spacecraft now headed home from their historic arc around the moon really are like the rest of us: Sometimes they reach for their smartphones to snap photos.
For the Artemis II mission, iPhone 17 Pro Max phones have been used to capture photos inside the capsule of the astronauts pondering the views of Earth and working on mission objectives. (Technically, NASA refers to them as PCDs – personal computing devices.)
Smartphones were cleared for use in space for the first time in February. In a post on X, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman wrote, “We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world.”
Artemis II mission commander Reid Wiseman looks out the window at Earth. The photo was taken with an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
NASA
Early in the mission, Commander Reid Wiseman snapped a pair
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