The Artemis II crew takes a behind-the-scenes tour inside the Orion spacecraft

The four Artemis II astronauts are currently on the seventh day of their journey A 10-day mission to the moon. On the sixth day, Commander Reed Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch set a record for the furthest distance ever traveled from Earth.

But before launching into space, in April 2025, the astronauts participated in the Astronaut Film School through… National Geographic collaboration with NASA On Artemis II. The publication’s photo and video editors Visited astronauts In a Houston-based mock-up of Orion to teach them how to best photograph their mission using Nat Geo cameras, audio and other technology.

We got a behind-the-scenes look at that astronaut film school.

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This is part of NASA and National Geographic Space Law Conventionunder which they collaborated on compact, lightweight audio-visual equipment for use within Orion.

The following clips are just a taste. Nat Geo will soon release a special documentary that goes deeper. In the meantime, you can learn more about how astronauts rest (spoiler: one will sleep like a bat):

Even getting into the spacecraft requires extra attention:

While the toilet, or “hygiene pod,” is located on the floor of the ship, mission specialist Christina Koch says you wouldn’t know it just by being there. However, astronauts have to use hand grips and, surprisingly, hearing protection because the toilet is very loud:

Astronauts need to get their exercise, too. The flywheel exerciser can be used with a portable bar attached to a belt or seatbelt, and thanks to zero gravity, everyone exercising will do so toward the vehicle’s docking tunnel. Since it’s above the toilet, it’s possible for someone to use the bathroom while another astronaut exercises on top of it.

Although Weissman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen are more than halfway through their mission, we’re still secretly hoping for a visual of what it’s like for a human to sleep upside down, bat-style.

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