NASA Minute: April 10, 2026

This week, NASA made history as Artemis II carried humans back to the Moon and broke the distance record set during the Apollo program, setting a new mark for the farthest humans have ever traveled from our planet. Now, the Artemis II crew prepares to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.

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This week, NASA made history as Artemis II carried humans back to the Moon, opening a new chapter in American space exploration. Here's a wrap up of the mission highlights so far, in your NASA minute. The mission began on April 1 as the SLS Rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, back into Earth’s orbit. The next day, the Orion Spacecraft carried the crew on humanity’s first journey to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. The crew spent the journey to the Moon testing Orion’s systems and gathering valuable data on astronaut health.

Day 6 brought the highlight of the mission with a dramatic lunar flyby. Artemis II broke the distance record set during the Apollo program, becoming the farthest that humans have ever traveled from our planet. The crew spent hours photographing the Moon’s near and far sides, capturing stunning views and valuable scientific data. Throughout the mission, the crew shared their journey with the people back on Earth through a series of live downlinks and media interviews, even speaking directly with President Trump, who congratulated them as modern-day pioneers who have inspired the entire world. After the flyby, the crew completed return trajectory corrections and ran final checkouts as they headed back to Earth.

And later today, Artemis II is preparing to come home. Soon, Orion will speed through Earth’s atmosphere and splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. We’re excited to welcome our crew home, and we’re already getting to work on the next steps forward on America’s return to the Moon. Thanks for tuning into the NASA Minute, we’ll see you next time! Here's a wrap up of the mission highlights so far, and your NASA minute.

Throughout the mission. The crew shared their journey with the people back on Earth through a series of live down links and media interviews. Even speaking directly with President Trump, who congratulated them as modern day pioneers who have inspired the entire world. This week, NASA made history as Artemis two carried humans back to the moon, opening a new chapter in American space exploration. Here's a wrap up of the mission highlights so far and your NASA minute.

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The next day, the Orion spacecraft carried the crew on humanity's first journey to the moon since Apollo 17, in 1972. The crew spent the journey to the moon testing Orion systems and gathering valuable data on astronaut health. Day six brought the highlight of the mission with a dramatic lunar flyby. Artemis two broke the distance record set by the Apollo program, becoming the farthest humans have ever traveled from our planet. The crew spent hours photographing the moon's near and far side, capturing stunning views and valuable science data After the lunar flyby, the crew completed return trajectory corrections and ran final checkouts as they headed back to Earth.

And later today, Artemis two is preparing to come home. Soon, Orion will speed through Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. We're excited to welcome. We're excited to welcome our crew home, and we're already getting to work on the next steps forward. I want to redo that whole thing.

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Artemis broke the distance record set during the Apollo era, becoming the farthest humans have ever traveled from the planet. I The mission began on April 1st as the SLS rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, and Jeremy Hansen into Earth's orbit. The next day, the Orion spacecraft carried the crew on humanity's first journey to the moon since Apollo 17. In 1972, the crew spent the journey to the moon testing Orion systems and gathering valuable data on astronaut health. throughout the mission.

The crew shared their journey with the people back on Earth through a series of live down links and media interviews, even speaking directly with President Trump, who congratulated them as modern day pioneers who have inspired the entire world. We're excited to welcome our crew home, and we're already getting to work on the next steps forward on America's return to the moon. Thanks for tuning in to the NASA minute. We'll see you next time I do that last part again. This part.

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Day six brought the highlight of the mission with a dramatic lunar flyby. Artemis two broke the distance record set by the Apollo program, becoming the farthest humans have ever traveled from our planet. The crew spent hours photographing the moon's near and far sides, capturing stunning views and valuable scientific data throughout the mission. The crew shared their journey with the people back on Earth through a series of live down links in. Oh, I'm in a forest.

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And, what what bit further up the basics. Day six brought the highlight of the mission with a dramatic lunar flyby. Artemis two broke the distance record set during the Apollo program, becoming the farthest humans have ever traveled from our planet. The crew spent hours photographing the moon's near and far sides, capturing stunning views and valuable scientific data throughout the mission. The crew shared their journey with the people back on Earth through a series of live downlink and media interviews, even speaking directly with President Trump, who congratulated them as modern day pioneers who have inspired the entire world.

After the flyby, the crew completed a return trajectory corrections and ran final checkouts as they headed back to Earth. And later today, Artemis two is preparing to come home. Soon, Orion will speed through Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. We're excited to welcome our crew home, and we're already getting to work on the next steps forward on America's return to the moon. Thanks for tuning in to the NASA minute.

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