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Artemis II Making Its Return to Earth - Here's What's Next
The four astronauts reached 252,756 miles from Earth during a seven-hour flyby as NASA tested a return route for future lunar missions.
- Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen shattered the human spaceflight distance record, reaching 406,771km from Earth during their lunar flyby.
- NASA designed this mission as a dress rehearsal to test vehicles for future lunar surface landings and potential crewed missions to Mars.
- During the flyby, the astronauts observed a solar eclipse and requested to name two newly discovered craters Integrity and Carroll to honor their spacecraft and Wiseman's late wife.
- President Donald Trump congratulated the crew as 'modern-day pioneers,' while the team prepares for a four-day return journey with a splashdown in the Pacific.
- By 2028, NASA aims to return humans to the lunar surface, potentially preceding China's projected mission in about 2030.
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After the historic overflight of the hidden face of the Moon, the crew of the Artemis II mission began their return journey to Earth on Tuesday.
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NASA’s Artemis II mission will begin its return to Earth after completing its lunar mission. Artemis II’s journey has entered a new phase after entering the dark side of the Moon, losing communication and returning has re-established its signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network. NASA’s Artemis II undertakes a return to Earth after completing its lunar mission. After completing its lunar mission, Artemis II returns to Earth on Friday, April 10. Arte…
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