Welcome Home, Artemis II

During the last ten days, NASA's lunar fly-by mission has captured the world's attention. As we watched the mission from Earth thanks to the Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, four astronauts made history by setting a new record for distance traveled into space. And today, the astronauts returned safely home.

To celebrate the Artemis II's inspiring mission, let's take a look at memorable social media posts from ten brands:

KRISPY KREME

This doughnut brand shared on Twitter/X on March 30th, "A historic orbit around the moon calls for a sweet celebration. Introducing our NEW Artemis II doughnut collection, inspired by the Artemis II mission - landing at a Krispy Kreme near you on March 31st for a limited time!"

And on March 31st, "The Artemis II Doughnut is officially in orbit. Artemis II will be NASA's first crewed mission to orbit the moon in over 50 years - celebrate with this limited-time doughnut before it's gone."

And on April 3rd, "Artemis II Doughnut Update: A successful launch calls for a longer celebration! The Artemis II doughnut is NOW here thru April 10th. Tune in to the live stream with doughnut in hand as we follow the mission all the way to splashdown!"

GOOGLE

This search engine brand shared an Earth and Moon themed Google Doodle on Twitter/X on April 1st, "Today's Google Doodle celebrates the launch of Artemis II, the NASA mission that will send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in over 50 years. During the approximately 10-day voyage, the crew will test the spacecraft's systems while traveling farther into deep space than any human has gone since the Apollo program. This critical test flight brings us one step closer to long-term return to the moon and future missions to Mars."

MERRIAM-WEBSTER

This dictionary brand posted on Twitter/X on April 6th, "'Moon' is capitalized when referring to Earth's Moon. It's lowercase when you're referring to other moons, or the web."

KLONDIKE

This frozen dessert brand posted on Twitter/X on April 6th, "New moon imagery confirms Neil and Buzz left perfectly preserved possession on the moon. Talk about astronaut ice cream!" The image that accompanied the post was the moon's surface with a pawprint and a Klondike ice cream wrapper.

NUTELLA

This food brand posted on Twitter/X on April 6th because a jar of Nutella was taken into space, "Honored to have traveled further than any spread in history. Taking spreading smiles to new heights." Then on April 7th, the brand's post read, "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the Nutella jars."

CRUNCH

This candy brand posted on Twitter/X on April 6th, "This just in: the backside of the moon is 100 percent milk chocolate." A photo accompanied the post with chocolate and a Crunch flag stuck in it.

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

This encyclopedia brand posted on Twitter/X on April 6th, "The Moon is around 250,000 miles from Earth. It's so far that you could fit the other seven planets into the space between Earth and the Moon."

WHITNEY MUSEUM

This museum brand posted on Twitter/X on April 6th, "NASA has Artemis II, Georgia O'Keeffe has a ladder to the moon." The work of art was included with the post: "Ladder to the Moon" by Georgia O'Keeffe from 1958.

COLLINS DICTIONARY

This dictionary brand posted on Twitter/X on April 7th, "With the Artemis II crew heading home, it felt only right to make our #TrendingTuesday word moon themed. #WordOfTheDay is LUNAR. Adjective - lunar means relating to the moon."

NASA

And lastly, (in addition to a wonderful logo) from NASA on April 7th on Twitter/X, "Hello, Moon. It's great to be back. Here's a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission here:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/

Would you like to travel to the Moon? Get in line!

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Image Credits: NASA/Artemis II.

Check out Georgia O'Keeffe's "Ladder to the Moon" at the Whitney Museum:

https://whitney.org/collection/works/37900

Learn more about NASA's Mission Control Center:

https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/jsc-mission-control-center/