Artemis II Completes Lunar Loop, Heads Home After Final Checks
TL;DR
Artemis II’s four astronauts wrap up final tests aboard the Orion capsule after a loop around the Moon, plan a news conference and another manual piloting pass before Friday’s reentry and splashdown off Southern California. NASA scientists are cataloging thousands of photos and video from the far-side daylight pass for new insights into the Moon's evolution; a toilet hiccup is the only notable issue on what is the first piloted Moon mission since the final Apollo landing in 1972.
- Artemis II astronauts head for home, wrapping up final tests and experiments CBS News
- Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby NPR
- Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success NASA (.gov)
- NASA Releases Photos of Far Side of the Moon From Artemis II Astronauts The New York Times
- The Most Beautiful Moment of the Artemis II Mission The Atlantic
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