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NASA's Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
The Artemis II capsule, which carried four astronauts on a lunar flyby, has returned to Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 28, 2026, about a month after launch. The mission marked humanity's first lunar trip in more than 50 years and brought the spacecraft back to its launch site.
Why It Matters
The mission represents the return of the first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century, marking a historic milestone in human space exploration.
Timeline
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Artemis II moonship returns to Kennedy Space Center
April 28, 2026
NASA’s Artemis II capsule returned to Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, almost a month after blasting off on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than a half-century.
Artemis II launch
March 2026
The Artemis II mission, which carried four astronauts on a lunar flyby, launched approximately a month before the return, marking the program's first lunar voyage in more than half a century.