# Artemis II astronauts returned safely after a historic lunar mission.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-11 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Artemis II set a new human distance record by reaching 252,756 miles from Earth.
- Astronauts documented previously unseen regions of the moon's far side and a total solar eclipse.
- Christina Koch became the first woman and Victor Glover the first Black astronaut to fly to the moon.
- The Orion capsule's heat shield will undergo further examination due to intense reentry conditions.
- Artemis III will practice docking lunar landers in Earth orbit, setting up moon landings in 2028.

**Companies:** NASA
**Countries:** United States, Canada

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