Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/nMLdFcbMjIm.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Live: NASA Artemis II moon mission updates as Orion crew prepares for splashdown [XtfMXPY5NKv] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT The Artemis II astronauts are getting closer and closer to returning home. It's been a busy week so far for the mission, which serves as the first human spaceflight toward the moon since NASA's Apollo era came to an end in 1972. After launching April 1 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the astronauts finally swung around the moon April 6, seeing sights of the lunar far side that no human had ever laid eyes upon. While the following day − their first day traveling back to Earth – was largely a day off for the astronauts, NASA had a massive photo dump of some of the stellar imagery the crew members captured during their incredible lunar rendezvous. Follow Artemis II tracker: 🎥: NASA Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: Ufnqx2KodqC Xy1cjec5UyL y7z8r0GPKnp 2sebHL49tOK s48QbcemJtf
The Artemis II astronauts are getting closer and closer to returning home. It's been a busy week so far for the mission, which serves as the first human spaceflight toward the moon since NASA's Apollo era came to an end in 1972. After launching April 1 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the astronauts finally swung around the moon April 6, seeing sights of the lunar far side that no human had ever laid eyes upon. While the following day − their first day traveling back to Earth – was largely a day off for the astronauts, NASA had a massive photo dump of some of the stellar imagery the crew members captured during their incredible lunar rendezvous. Follow Artemis II tracker: 🎥: NASA Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: Ufnqx2KodqC Xy1cjec5UyL y7z8r0GPKnp 2sebHL49tOK s48QbcemJtf