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The Artemis II crew returned from a nearly 10-day mission around the moon, in what was NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 50+ years.

“We’ll push in to recover the astronauts one by one,” Lt. Julia Buckner, a Seahawk helicopter pilot said.

Here’s what to expect from recovery operations and how to watch live on NewsNation.

The Orion capsule will slam into the Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 25,000 miles per hour, generating temperatures close to 5,000 degrees.

The Orion capsule will slam into the Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 25,000 miles per hour, generating temperatures close to 5,000 degrees.

The crew of four astronauts is on the way back to Earth after traveling farther into space than any humans in history.

The Artemis II crew traveled more than 250,000 miles from Earth in a historic lunar flyby.

Trump congratulated the quartet for their efforts in shattering the distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. 

The crew traveled more than 252,000 miles from Earth, the furthest anyone has ever gone before, breaking the Apollo 13 record.

The crew traveled more than 252,000 miles from Earth, the furthest anyone has ever gone before, breaking the Apollo 13 record.