America in Brief The Artemis II mission successfully splashed down on April 10, concluding a historic 10-day journey around the far side of the moon. This mission marks the first human lunar voyage in over 50 years and represents the furthest distance ever traveled from Earth. The crew of three NASA astronauts and one Canadian Space Agency astronaut returned safely to the Pacific Ocean.

• Artemis II splashed down on April 10, completing a 10-day mission.
• This was the first human mission to the moon in over 50 years.
• The mission traveled the furthest distance from Earth in history.
• The crew consisted of three NASA astronauts (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch) and one Canadian Space Agency astronaut (Jeremy Hansen).
• Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.