NASA's Artemis II

The NASA Artemis II mission has successfully completed its 10-day journey around the Moon, setting new records and marking the first time humans have traveled to the Moon in over 50 years. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

The mission demonstrated the capabilities of the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the crew, who traveled a total distance of 1,117,659 kilometers. The crew also conducted a series of tests and experiments, including evaluating the spacecraft's systems, testing the crew's spacesuits, and conducting scientific research.

The success of Artemis II paves the way for future missions to the Moon, including Artemis III, which is scheduled to send the first woman and the first person of color to the lunar surface in 2028.