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“Shot on iPhone” is about to get a lot cooler, as NASA is now allowing astronauts to carry their own smartphones aboard two upcoming spaceflights.

Blue smartphone lying face down on a dark surface, showing three rear camera lenses, flash, and side buttons with a sleek, reflective metallic finish
NASA is allowing its astronauts to take iPhone to space

It looks like NASA is getting ready to ease up on some of its longstanding rules surrounding what can and cannot be taken on spaceflights — and the iPhone is set to be a part of it.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has publicly announced that the Crew-12 and Artemis II astronauts can carry their own iPhones to document the journey how they want. The announcement surfaced on X just shy of 11:00 pm ET on February 4.

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