Artemis II Update-19, Day 7: Crew Makes Long‑Distance Call, Prepares for Earth Return

Artemis II Update-19, Day 7: Crew Makes Long‑Distance Call, Prepares for Earth Return

NASA’s Artemis II crew began their return journey to Earth on April 7 after completing a historic lunar flyby a day earlier. The crew, traveling aboard the Orion spacecraft about 236,000 miles from Earth, exited the Moon’s gravitational influence and initiated return procedures. The mission includes a call with International Space Station astronauts, scientific debriefs, […]