NASA Artemis II Crew Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell
The NASA Artemis II crew joined Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena T. Friedman to ring the closing bell on April 30, 2026, following their successful lunar flyby mission. The event marked a symbolic connection between space exploration and financial markets. The Artemis II mission, completed earlier in April 2026, involved a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back.
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1 min readNASA Artemis II Crew Rings Nasdaq Closing BellMonika LuabeyaMay 01, 2026 Image Article NASA/Bill Ingalls Nasdaq Chair and Chief Executive Officer Adena T. Friedman, left, and NASA’s Artemis II crewmembers CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman, right, ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session, Thursday, April 30, 2026. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth earlier in April 2026. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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