NASA's Artemis Astronauts Are Heading Back to Earth

Four NASA Artemis astronauts swung behind the Moon and are now headed home after a mission that shattered space-travel distance records and brought humans closer to the lunar surface than at any time in more than 50 years. The successful return trajectory underscores progress in crewed deep-space capability development and de-risks near-term Artemis program milestones for NASA and its contractors.

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Four NASA Artemis astronauts swung behind the Moon and are now headed home after a mission that shattered space-travel distance records and brought humans closer to the lunar surface than at any time in more than 50 years. The successful return trajectory underscores progress in crewed deep-space capability development and de-risks near-term Artemis program milestones for NASA and its contractors.