{"id":74519,"date":"2026-04-08T18:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/artemis-ii-astronauts-head-for-home-wrapping-up-final-tests-and-experiments\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:51:30","slug":"artemis-ii-astronauts-head-for-home-wrapping-up-final-tests-and-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/artemis-ii-astronauts-head-for-home-wrapping-up-final-tests-and-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II astronauts head for home, wrapping up final tests and experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Hurtling back toward Earth after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/artemis-moon-lunar-flyby\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">a historic loop<\/a><\/span> around the moon, the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-crew-moon-flight-smooth-flight-toilet-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Artemis II astronauts<\/a><\/span> worked through a relatively light day in space Wednesday, wrapping up a few final tests before packing up for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nasa-artemis-ii-moon-launch-astronauts-flight-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">re-entry and splashdown<\/a><\/span> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen planned to hold a news conference late Wednesday, answering reporters&#8217; questions about the flight, the first piloted trip around the moon in more than a half century.<\/p>\n<p>The crew then plans to take another turn at manually piloting their <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-first-day-in-space-moon-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Orion capsule<\/a><\/span>, testing their ability to precisely maneuver the spacecraft.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/08\/89e56e57-d0bd-4a4a-97bb-0338d41efec7\/thumbnail\/620x413\/904511369fa532313a7c200ca10271ba\/040826-crew-fd8.jpg#\" alt=\"040826-crew-fd8.jpg \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/08\/89e56e57-d0bd-4a4a-97bb-0338d41efec7\/thumbnail\/620x413\/904511369fa532313a7c200ca10271ba\/040826-crew-fd8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/08\/89e56e57-d0bd-4a4a-97bb-0338d41efec7\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/052044ff661e4ce2b9d9cf41fee19b7e\/040826-crew-fd8.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Artemis II astronauts posed for a group photo Tuesday, floating in the cabin of their Orion spacecraft. Left to right: Christina Koch, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover and commander Reid Wiseman. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier tests with all four astronauts demonstrated the precise response to pilot inputs that could be needed during future dockings with <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/athena-moon-lander-tips-over-intuitive-machines-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">lunar landers<\/a><\/span> in the moon&#8217;s orbit if problems prevent automatic operations.<\/p>\n<p>Flight controllers, meanwhile, reviewed the re-entry timeline and Navy recovery crews headed to the splashdown site off the Southern California coast near San Diego where the Orion capsule is expected to splash down at 8:07 p.m. ET Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Back at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, scientists continued poring over thousands of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-earthset-moon-eclipse-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">photographs<\/a><\/span> captured by the astronauts as they passed over the far side of the moon Monday, along with video and recorded audio descriptions of various high-priority targets.<\/p>\n<p>Nine three-man <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-apollo-8-sent-a-timeless-holiday-greeting-from-the-heavens\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Apollo<\/a><\/span> crews flew over the moon&#8217;s far side between 1968 and 1972, but those flights were launched when the near side was fully illuminated and the far side was in shadow.<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis II astronauts were the first humans to see, with their own eyes, large swaths of the far side in daylight, giving researchers insights that could lead to a better understanding of the moon&#8217;s evolution.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/05\/6f9a5653-9c20-40ad-87d4-f2996a3a0aab\/thumbnail\/620x413\/687397f08f18acef295f2f6e3b6f91f1\/040526-moon1.jpg#\" alt=\"040526-moon1.jpg \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/05\/6f9a5653-9c20-40ad-87d4-f2996a3a0aab\/thumbnail\/620x413\/687397f08f18acef295f2f6e3b6f91f1\/040526-moon1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/05\/6f9a5653-9c20-40ad-87d4-f2996a3a0aab\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/cad9aa69727ca1fc12ce4618fdfc3c73\/040526-moon1.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A view of the moon from the Artemis II Orion capsule as it closed in for a loop around the normally unseen lunar far side Monday evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA\/edited CBS News to bring out detail<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So far, NASA&#8217;s first piloted moon mission since the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/apollo-11-splashdown-watch-live-stream-50-years-ago-today-2019-07-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">final Apollo landing<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in 1972 has gone off like clockwork with only a small number of anomalies. 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