Smartphones in space the Artemis II crew are throwing an iPhone around in zero gravity

Date:
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:28:23 +0000

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The Artemis II mission has launched, and it's one of the first NASA missions to allow iPhones and Android phones in space.

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NASA now allows personal smartphones in space, and the first such mission has launched A video shows the Artemis II crew throwing an iPhone in zero gravity Other videos also provide a glimpse of astronauts using iPhones Its a big day for NASA, as the Artemis II mission has launched, sending four astronauts on
a trip around the moon a journey that will take them further from Earth than anyone has been in over 50 years. But this along with the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station is also the first time NASA astronauts have been allowed to bring personal smartphones with them.

That means its the first time that iPhones and Android handsets will have
been carried into space on NASA missions, and were already seeing some of the fun thats being had with them. In a series of posts on X, @OwenSparks shared some brief clips of the crew using iPhones. In one , an iPhone is being
tossed to someone in zero gravity, while in another , one of the astronauts Christina Koch is filming Victor Glover piloting the spacecraft. Article continues below You may like Get ready for out of this world selfies - NASA says astronauts can now take their own phones with them to space Starlink
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their iPhones, floating in zero gravity https://t.co/8Xzjm5Njgz pic.twitter.com/mjghv2fz1I April 2, 2026 Theres also a third clip , showing iPhones being packed into the suits of the crew before liftoff. What comes next is more exciting But fun as these clips are, Im more excited for what comes next with this mission taking the crew around the moon, we could soon have close-up moon shots from the same phones that most of us use every day, so that will be interesting to see.

And smartphones can be used on missions going forward, too, so Artemis II
wont be the last we see of them in space.

Plus, while it seems this mission has favored iPhones, its likely that sooner or later an astronaut will show us what an Android phone is capable of on a trip to space as well. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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