Artemis II crew returns home

NASA's Orion spacecraft is currently on its final approach to Earth, traveling at speeds exceeding 30 times the speed of sound.

The crew, including three Americans and one Canadian, will face a 'risky 13 minutes' of atmospheric re-entry where temperatures will reach 2,760 degrees Celsius.

Recovery teams from the US Navy are already stationed off the coast of San Diego to retrieve the capsule and its occupants.

This successful lunar flyby is being hailed as a pivotal step toward establishing a permanent human presence on the moon.