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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.

And how much farther will they travel than the Apollo 13 crew?

It’s humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years.

“Things are looking really good for the launch,” said Debbie Korth, deputy manager of NASA’s Orion Program.

They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive.