NASA’s Artemis II completes test mission, travels farthest ever from Earth

NASA’s Artemis II mission ended with a safe splashdown off the California coast, marking the first crewed journey to the Moon’s vicinity in over 50 years. The four astronauts spent nearly 10 days in space and travelled farther from Earth than any humans before. The mission is a key step in NASA’s Artemis programme, which aims to return humans to the Moon in the coming years.