The Artemis II mission is nearing its end, with the four astronauts returning to Earth after a historic journey around the Moon, as anticipation peaks ahead of the scheduled splashdown in the Pacific Ocean
Orion ship transporting the Artemis II crew surpasses Apollo 13’s distance record, set in 1970
Crew troubleshoots system hiccups on Orion spacecraft before setting course for lunar flyby
The lunar flyby would be the deepest humans have traveled in space in decades