NASA's Artemis II crew reaches halfway point on return journey to Earth

The four-member crew of NASA's Artemis II mission has completed half of their return journey to Earth, the U.S. space agency announced. The astronauts are scheduled to land in the Pacific Ocean during the night on Saturday. Artemis II represents a significant milestone in NASA's ambitious program to return humans to the Moon, serving as the first crewed mission around the Moon since the Apollo era ended in the 1970s. The mission marks a crucial step toward NASA's goal of establishing a sustainable human presence on the lunar surface through the broader Artemis program.