"The four-person crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, is wrapping up a ten-day mission that carried them around the moon and farther than any human had ever traveled into space before."
"During the mission, the astronauts also passed behind the moon, flying over the mysterious far side, often referred to as the moon's dark side because it permanently faces away from Earth."
"Artemis II surpassed that milestone by thousands of miles, setting a new distance record for human spaceflight."
"At 7.53pm ET, when Orion reaches 400,000 feet above Earth's surface, the crew is expected to experience up to 3.9 Gs in the planned entry route."
The Artemis II mission marks a significant achievement as NASA astronauts return from a ten-day journey around the moon. The crew, consisting of four astronauts, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds of 25,000 miles per hour. This mission is notable for being the first human journey beyond the moon in over 50 years, surpassing the distance record previously held by Apollo 13. The spacecraft's return involves critical maneuvers, including a crew module separation and a heat shield exposure to withstand extreme temperatures during re-entry.
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