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Artemis II astronauts begin their return trip to Earth: they have four days left of travel
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission concluded their flyby of the Moon and began their journey back to Earth this Tuesday, April 7, tr...
TL;DR
- Artemis II astronauts are returning to Earth after a lunar flyby.
- The crew spent about 40 minutes in communication blackout behind the Moon.
- Victor Glover is the first Black person to fly around the Moon.
- Christina Koch is the first woman to fly around the Moon.
- Jeremy Hansen is the first non-American (Canadian) to fly around the Moon.
- The crew proposed naming two lunar craters: 'Integrity' (mission nickname) and 'Carroll' (in honor of the commander's late wife).
- President Donald Trump congratulated the astronauts, calling them modern pioneers.
- The return trip is on a 'free return trajectory' and will take about four days.
- The astronauts observed a solar eclipse on their way back.