NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, sending NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard the Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon and back.Credit: NASA/Aubrey GemignaniNASA’s historic Artemis II mission coverage, which connected global audiences to watch the first humans to travel around the Moon in more than half a century, is among the agency’s video productions recognized with four 2026 Telly Awards.The agency’s continuous, 24/7 livestream of the Artemis II mission, which functioned as both a live event and as a science storytelling experience, combined visuals, real-time mission data, and expert analysis to make a complex spaceflight clear and accessible for an international audience. NASA’s video documentation of mission astronauts and support teams conducting geology training on Earth to prepare for future Artemis missions on the Moon also won a science and technology storytelling award.In addition, NASA won a screenwriting award for a documentary on the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, and Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, narrated by actor John Rhys-Davies.“By following NASA’s Artemis II coverage in real time on multiple platforms, millions of viewers around the world were able to experience the mission inside the Orion spacecraft and alongside the crew, from lunar flyby to splashdown,” said Brittany Brown, director, Office of Communications Digital and Technology Division, NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Our team’s coordination, from the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to the Moon, technical expertise, and around-the-clock dedication turned a single spaceflight mission into a shared, global experience of wonder and inspiration.”Full list of NASA’s Telly Award wins:NASA’s Artemis II: Humanity’s Return to the MoonGold Winner, Science and TechnologyNASA’s Artemis II: Humanity’s Return to the MoonSilver Winner, Live Events and ExperiencesPreparing for Artemis: NASA’s Geology Training for Lunar ExplorationSilver Winner, Science and TechnologyThe Fellowship of the TelescopesBronze Winner, Craft-WritingLivestream coverage of the mission and milestones reached NASA’s largest streaming audience ever on its individual platforms, ultimately reaching nearly 290 million combined views across agency and commercial partnership streaming platforms.Watch all NASA content through a variety of online platforms:https://www.nasa.gov/ways-to-watchShareDetailsLast UpdatedMay 21, 2026EditorJessica TaveauLocationNASA HeadquartersRelated TermsMission Support DirectorateGeneralNASA Headquarters