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Artemis II Crew Returns Home

Artemis II Crew Returns Home

The mission's success has cemented the legacy of the four-person crew, who provided 'out-of-this-world' images and data during their 10-day flight.

However, the reentry has also raised technical questions online regarding the performance of the spacecraft's heat shield.

As teams prepare for the upcoming Artemis III lunar landing, NASA's mobile launcher is already on the move at Kennedy Space Center for system checks.

This mission represents the first time humans have traveled to the vicinity of the moon in over 50 years, paving the way for a permanent lunar presence.

Artemis II Josh Valcarcel, Public domain
Artemis II
NASA's first crewed mission aboard the Orion spacecraft using the Space Launch System
Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt
Subsidiary of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, which plans, appoints and pays for rail passenger transport
Christina Koch
American astronaut
Orion
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
Kennedy Space Center
US space launch site in Florida