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Artemis II astronauts are hours from returning to Earth after shattering a record that has stood since 1972. The crew reached 248,655 miles from Earth — the farthest humans have ever traveled — and are now on their final descent toward splashdown off San Diego.

The four astronauts launched in November 2025 on humanity’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. Since then, they’ve orbited the Moon, captured unprecedented imagery, and proved that NASA’s return-to-Moon program is not theoretical — it’s happening.

Splashdown is scheduled for 8:07 PM EDT tomorrow, April 10, off the coast of San Diego. NASA will broadcast the event live across all official channels.

This mission ends a 54-year drought of human lunar travel since Apollo 17. Artemis II doesn’t just replicate history — it rewrites it. The next step, Artemis III, aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface.

Stay tuned. History is coming home.

After 54 Years, NASA Just Did Something That Hasn’t Happened Since Apollo — And the Photos Are Incredible

Humanity has officially returned to the Moon.

NASA’s Artemis II mission completed a historic lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, marking the first time humans have traveled beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The four-person crew broke the spaceflight distance record at 248,655 miles from Earth.

The crew captured and transmitted the first official photographs of the Moon’s far side.

President Trump personally congratulated the crew, calling the mission “the greatest achievement in American history.”

The Artemis II astronauts return to Earth on April 10, 2026.