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Created history by reaching near the moon

Under the Artemis II mission, astronauts covered a distance of more than 4,06,000 kilometers, which is considered to be the longest distance covered by any human being. This mission was the first time since the Apollo Program that humans reached so close to the moon. During this time, astronauts orbited the Moon and took amazing photographs of the Earth from there, which are much discussed in the social media and scientific community.

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end. pic.twitter.com/1yjAgHEOYl

— NASA (@NASA) April 11, 2026