Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after record-breaking trip
NASA’s Artemis II splashed down safely after a 10-day journey around the moon — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 and a step toward 2028’s lunar landing.

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4 developments- Apr 8Only center coverage:Artemis II crew prepares as spacecraft heads back from moon toward Earth for splashdown
- Apr 9Only lean-left coverage:NASA’s Artemis II moon mission faces the final hurdle—coming home
- Apr 10Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after record-breaking trip
- Apr 12NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts' triumphant moon flyby
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