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NASA's Artemis II Crew Completes Historic Lunar Voyage

4/21/2026

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NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, marking the first crewed lunar voyage in over 50 years.
The crew—NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—traveled 252,756 miles.
The mission included a lunar flyby and imagery of the Moon and Earth.
The mission concluded with a splashdown off San Diego on April 10, 2026, surpassing the Apollo 13 distance record.

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NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, marking the first crewed lunar voyage in over 50 years.
The crew—NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—traveled 252,756 miles.
The mission included a lunar flyby and imagery of the Moon and Earth.
The mission concluded with a splashdown off San Diego on April 10, 2026, surpassing the Apollo 13 distance record.