Artemis II crew completes lunar flyby and heads back toward Earth
- Posted on April 7, 2026
- By CNN
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Artemis II crew completes lunar flyby and heads back toward Earth
The Artemis II astronauts have completed their journey around the moon’s far side, the spacecraft has technically begun its return to Earth. They experienced a communications blackout with mission control for about 40 minutes during a seven-hour lunar flyby.
