Artemis II Crew Returning Home

After breaking the record for the furthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth, the Artemis II crew is tidying their spacecraft for Friday’s return.

The mission specialists described the experience of drifting past the lunar far side as profound and surreal, marking humanity's first crewed lunar voyage in over 50 years.

NASA officials are closely monitoring the Orion capsule’s descent, which involves a nail-biting 13-minute window of extreme heat and pressure.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other world leaders have expressed national pride in the mission’s success as a precursor to future lunar landings.