Artemis II's Lunar Fireworks and Heat Shield Close Call

The Announcement

Artemis II's four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—returned safely on April 10 after a 10-day, nearly 700,000-mile jaunt around the moon, the farthest humans have flown from Earth since Apollo. But beyond the cheers and fist bumps from the recovery team aboard the USS John P. Murtha, two standout developments emerged from the mission. The crew witnessed flashes from meteorite strikes on the lunar surface, sparking 'audible screams of...