{"id":74927,"date":"2026-04-11T00:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/9-highlights-from-artemis-iis-epic-journey-around-the-moon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:54:02","slug":"9-highlights-from-artemis-iis-epic-journey-around-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/9-highlights-from-artemis-iis-epic-journey-around-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"9 highlights from Artemis II&#8217;s epic journey around the moon"},"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>With a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday evening, the epic <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/artemis-ii-splashdown-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Artemis II moon mission<\/a><\/span> came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Americans have been tracking the progress of the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/astronauts-nasa-moon-mission-artemis-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">four astronauts<\/a><\/span> \u2014 commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen \u2014 as they <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/artemis-moon-lunar-flyby\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">looped around the moon<\/a><\/span>, pushing deeper into space than anyone ever has before.<\/p>\n<p>Here are nine highlights from that groundbreaking trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1. Artemis II mission blasts off from Florida<\/h2>\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:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/02\/30371091-a095-4cc7-89d9-5e6a1b522005\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1597c2b6d85b596d930a98e7c69bfaf9\/artemis.jpg#\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/02\/30371091-a095-4cc7-89d9-5e6a1b522005\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1597c2b6d85b596d930a98e7c69bfaf9\/artemis.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/02\/30371091-a095-4cc7-89d9-5e6a1b522005\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/2180f1149affb055db8143bc21697163\/artemis.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">NASA&#8217;s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on a 10-day journey around the moon and back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Aubrey Gemignani \/ NASA \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rocket lifted off Wednesday, April 1, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. ET. The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/nasa-artemis-ii-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">spectacular launch<\/a><\/span> marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Orion capsule and NASA&#8217;s Space Launch System rocket had never flown with people aboard, and had made just one unmanned test flight. But the launch was picture perfect.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Orion crew spends first day in space<\/h2>\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\/09\/0531bb28-0ba5-4980-988b-3347c304e095\/thumbnail\/620x465\/845eb4e8f43e7cfb1eca50e505989820\/gettyimages-2269802288.jpg#\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/09\/0531bb28-0ba5-4980-988b-3347c304e095\/thumbnail\/620x465\/845eb4e8f43e7cfb1eca50e505989820\/gettyimages-2269802288.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/09\/0531bb28-0ba5-4980-988b-3347c304e095\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/d0b5c97d722db7f96eeae48d27510fc5\/gettyimages-2269802288.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">NASA&#8217;s Orion spacecraft is pictured from one of the cameras mounted on its solar array wings on April 7. At the time this photo was taken at 8:33 a.m. ET, the Artemis II crew was in a sleep period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The crew woke up to a <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=\"\">busy first day<\/a><\/span>, spending about 24 hours orbiting the Earth while they put their Orion capsule through its paces before NASA could give them the go-ahead for their trip around the moon. Glover also got a chance to test out the manual controls on the capsule ahead of future missions.<\/p>\n<p>About 90% of the Orion capsule&#8217;s life-support system had never been tested before in space.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going really, really far away. And that one 24-hour orbit gives us time to check out all of our environmental control, life support systems. &#8230; Can it scrub our carbon dioxide? Can it keep us alive? Can we drink water?&#8221; Wiseman told CBS News before the launch. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got to go get those things tested before we press out to the moon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, they were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-crew-clears-earth-orbit-heads-for-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">given the go<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Crew shares first images of Earth from capsule<\/h2>\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\/03\/86ac8f4b-80b7-483a-b6d3-30b3f2fc7d8c\/thumbnail\/620x409\/fa1bf41ecdd8d5ba4b8d3ab3532d3dcd\/ap26093499359031.jpg#\" alt=\"Earth seen from space on Artemis II mission \" height=\"409\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/03\/86ac8f4b-80b7-483a-b6d3-30b3f2fc7d8c\/thumbnail\/620x409\/fa1bf41ecdd8d5ba4b8d3ab3532d3dcd\/ap26093499359031.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/03\/86ac8f4b-80b7-483a-b6d3-30b3f2fc7d8c\/thumbnail\/1240x818\/23ab352f443b32b4491bdc8112415636\/ap26093499359031.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">An image of Earth taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman inside the Orion capsule on April 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the world was glued to Artemis II&#8217;s continued mission in space, those of us down on the surface got to see the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-earth-photo-nasa-reid-wiseman\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">first images of the full Earth<\/a><\/span> from the capsule \u2014 a first for human eyes in over 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>A photo taken by Wiseman became the first released picture of Earth taken from the Orion capsule, on April 3.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trust us. You look amazing. You look beautiful,&#8221; Glover said, reflecting on the view of Earth. &#8220;No matter where you&#8217;re from or, you know, what you look like. We&#8217;re all one people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With a firing of the thrusters, the capsule hurled on toward the moon.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Crew awaits trip around moon, celebrates Easter<\/h2>\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:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/05\/190fb4ed-568f-4618-b448-84e70129bfc7\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f89229708a69baefdc6dd0fa6fbb02f8\/040526-easter-fd5.jpg#\" alt=\"040526-easter-fd5.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/05\/190fb4ed-568f-4618-b448-84e70129bfc7\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f89229708a69baefdc6dd0fa6fbb02f8\/040526-easter-fd5.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/05\/190fb4ed-568f-4618-b448-84e70129bfc7\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/428c9307d67406660414908b075a4116\/040526-easter-fd5.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Artemis II astronauts sent down Easter greetings as their Orion spacecraft carried them toward a pass over the moon&#8217;s normally unseen far side the following day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The moon is a long way from Earth \u2014 about a four-day trip \u2014 so the crew had plenty of time to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/moon-bound-artemis-ii-astronauts-enjoy-relaxed-day-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">anticipate its big mission<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was really great to wake up this morning and look out the window and see the full moon off the front of the vehicle,&#8221; Wiseman said from the capsule. &#8220;There&#8217;s no doubt where we are heading right now and really appreciate all the work done there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The crew had time to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-astronauts-easter-eggs-sunday-near-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">celebrate Easter on Sunday<\/a><\/span> before slingshotting around the far side of the moon. They also celebrated Hansen earning his gold astronaut wings on his first trip into space.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News spoke to the crew about 180,000 miles from Earth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were catching glimpses of the far side, the side that you can never see from Earth,&#8221; Wiseman said. &#8220;It just looked different out the window, and that is wild. It just really put our place in the universe in perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Crew names moon crater after Wiseman&#8217;s late wife<\/h2>\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:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/06\/eb9d8e5c-1737-4dcd-a57c-a318de529f1b\/thumbnail\/620x620\/ce15569b988fa3eeed01777ea6638076\/a2-craters.jpg#\" alt=\"a2-craters.jpg \" height=\"620\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/06\/eb9d8e5c-1737-4dcd-a57c-a318de529f1b\/thumbnail\/620x620\/ce15569b988fa3eeed01777ea6638076\/a2-craters.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/06\/eb9d8e5c-1737-4dcd-a57c-a318de529f1b\/thumbnail\/1240x1240\/ada1bc0055cf3024e25ab3f833604624\/a2-craters.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This map provided by NASA shows two small craters on the heavily pockmarked lunar surface that the Artemis II crew suggested names for: Integrity, after their spacecraft, and Carroll in honor of Reid Wiseman&#8217;s late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman, who died in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an emotional tribute, Hansen said he and fellow crew members Koch and Glover chose to name a moon crater &#8220;Carroll&#8221; after commander Wiseman&#8217;s wife, who died of cancer in 2020. Hansen&#8217;s crewmates could be seen wiping away tears as he shared the dedication.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a bright spot on the moon and we would like to call that Carroll,&#8221; Hansen said. Wiseman later said it was the most deeply profound moment of the mission.<\/p>\n<p>He said his crewmates proposed the memorial when they were all in medical quarantine a few days before launch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was an emotional moment for me, and I just thought that was just a total treasure,&#8221; Wiseman said during a space-to-ground news conference Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Crew makes trip around the moon, sets new record for farthest flight<\/h2>\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:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/f2593cc1-d3c2-4e9e-a8ba-8e0911336ef1\/thumbnail\/620x413\/a05cb13e16eaa25b0a5157c312a740e2\/gettyimages-2269650026.jpg#\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/f2593cc1-d3c2-4e9e-a8ba-8e0911336ef1\/thumbnail\/620x413\/a05cb13e16eaa25b0a5157c312a740e2\/gettyimages-2269650026.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/f2593cc1-d3c2-4e9e-a8ba-8e0911336ef1\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/cc063a49722497a74401b91063ae2a36\/gettyimages-2269650026.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">In this handout image provided by NASA, Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the moon&#8217;s curved limb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mission <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-artemis-ii-astronauts-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reached its apex<\/a><\/span> on Monday, April 6, when Orion went dark for 40 minutes on the far side of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>The crew set the record for the farthest distance any human has traveled from Earth just after 7 p.m. ET that night. <\/p>\n<p>The new record \u2014 252,756 miles from Earth \u2014 surpassed Apollo 13&#8217;s record from 1970 by more than 4,000 miles, according to NASA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Days earlier, CBS News asked Koch what she would be thinking as the crew moved out of communication range and became one of four people on the opposite side of the moon while the rest of humanity was looking at the bright side. &#8220;Gratitude,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you could just think about what it means to be together and what it means to be apart from your loved ones during that time, and reflect on that, maybe we&#8217;ll all come to some realization,&#8221; Koch said.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Photos show eclipse, rare look at far side of the moon<\/h2>\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:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/07\/c9ab5648-f672-423f-9897-64b9175eb391\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5c5f2f9663f27beff1339440ce093959\/eclipse.jpg#\" alt=\"eclipse.jpg \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/07\/c9ab5648-f672-423f-9897-64b9175eb391\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5c5f2f9663f27beff1339440ce093959\/eclipse.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/07\/c9ab5648-f672-423f-9897-64b9175eb391\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/8eae46e54dca07c8c3f689aa64facaa5\/eclipse.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This image taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, shows the moon eclipsing the sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-earthset-moon-eclipse-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Stunning photos taken by the crew<\/a><\/span> were released on Tuesday, April 7, one day after their loop around the moon, showing spectacular views and a solar eclipse in space.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While they are inspirational, and I think a lot of us really feel a little bit of what [the crew] were feeling, there is a lot of science behind those images,&#8221; Kelsey Young, the Artemis science flight operations lead, told CBS News.<\/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:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/3d733624-53c3-4340-a781-ccc13006ba14\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6e729c0fdf39bd3af7ad326dc807833a\/gettyimages-2269945774.jpg#\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/3d733624-53c3-4340-a781-ccc13006ba14\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6e729c0fdf39bd3af7ad326dc807833a\/gettyimages-2269945774.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/3d733624-53c3-4340-a781-ccc13006ba14\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/9d07eeb4d94b1559fc30452e36177681\/gettyimages-2269945774.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This photo was taken as the Artemis II crew flew over the terminator, the dividing line between light and darkness on the moon. The astronauts described this boundary between as &#8220;anything but a straight line.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the shots was a stunning image of the moon eclipsing the sun. The eclipse was not visible on Earth, only to the crew on Orion. Glover said the images did not do the hourlong spectacle justice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because humans probably have not evolved to see what we&#8217;re seeing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/artemis-ii-earthset-moon-eclipse-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">See more of the breathtaking photos<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Crew heads back to Earth with plenty of memories\u00a0<\/h2>\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:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/f938b5eb-7856-4d6a-a6c0-099d1e018102\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c2375f3a1e5f02f212ddd378050f7b26\/gettyimages-2269802002.jpg#\" alt=\"Artemis II Launches Manned Test Flight Around The Moon \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/f938b5eb-7856-4d6a-a6c0-099d1e018102\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c2375f3a1e5f02f212ddd378050f7b26\/gettyimages-2269802002.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/10\/f938b5eb-7856-4d6a-a6c0-099d1e018102\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/69bcd1a569a45d679cd05b7fadea23e5\/gettyimages-2269802002.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Artemis II crew take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NASA via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the moon behind them and getting smaller \u2014 the Earth ahead of them, getting bigger \u2014 the crew was stunned by what they had just experienced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were holes that, you know, craters that appeared to just be endless, bottomless pits,&#8221; Glover said.<\/p>\n<p>Hansen recalled the 40 minutes of radio silence in deep space and what it was like to lose all contact with Earth while on the moon&#8217;s far side.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wow, I&#8217;m actually getting chills right now just thinking about it, my palms are sweating, but it is amazing to watch your home planet disappear behind the moon,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2>9. 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