The four astronauts became the farthest-flying humans in history during the mission.

Four astronauts travelling back to Earth from the far side of the Moon on NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter the atmosphere in a "fireball", during their ⁠first press conference from space.

The Artemis II crew nears a moon flyby, dining on a fixed menu of 189 shelf-stable items — from quiche to maple biscuits — in NASA’s Orion spacecraft.