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Artemis II Crew Returns With Historic Moon Mission Complete, NASA Sets Postflight Briefing

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are back on Earth after a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back, completing the first crewed deep-space lunar mission of the Artemis era and setting a new distance record for humans.

Key Takeaways

The Artemis II crew returned to Earth on April 10 after a nearly 10-day lunar mission.
NASA says the mission met its main objectives, including life-support testing and manual piloting.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via nasa.gov

Artemis II Returns Home After Record-Setting Lunar Test Flight

NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific after nearly 10 days around the Moon, closing the agency's first crewed lunar test mission in more than half a century.

Key Takeaways

Orion splashed down at 5:07 p.m. PDT on April 10, 2026 after a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon.
The crew of Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen traveled as far as 406,771 kilometers from Earth.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via nasa.gov

NASA’s Artemis II crew leaves Earth orbit on a lunar test flight

NASA says Orion has completed the burn that sent Artemis II out of Earth orbit, putting four astronauts on the first crewed lunar flyby mission since Apollo.

Key Takeaways

Orion completed its translunar injection burn and left Earth orbit.
NASA says the crew is on a precise trajectory toward the Moon.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via nasa.gov