Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA - Space

The crew completed a lunar flyby that took them farther from Earth than anyone in history, accomplishing the mission’s planned loop around the Moon. The mission’s distance, when compared with astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station, produced a new record for the greatest separation between humans, making the milestone international. Following a successful splashdown and recovery, the astronauts returned home to a large public welcome when they flew to Houston’s Ellington Field. Attention now shifts to postflight inspection of the heat shield and reentry systems to confirm performance and to incorporate lessons into future mission planning.