Artemis II Returns Home After Record Moon Flyby
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NASA’s Artemis II mission ends with the Orion capsule splashing down in the Pacific off San Diego after a 10-day lunar flyby, bringing the crew of four—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—home and making them the latest to travel beyond low Earth orbit. The mission set a distance record of about 252,756 miles from Earth, tested life support, radiation detectors and future deep-space gear, and included moments of emotion and teamwork as the crew prepared for a 2028 crewed Moon landing while NASA plans the next steps at Johnson Space Center before a Houston reunion with families.
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