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Artemis II Astronauts Welcomed Home to Houston After Historic Moonshot
April 11, 2026 / 8:08 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Artemis II astronauts returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to a warm welcome.
- This mission was the first piloted flight to the moon since the Apollo program ended.
- Astronauts shared their awe-inspiring experiences of seeing Earth from the moon and a solar eclipse.
- The mission set a new record for the maximum distance flown from Earth.
- The crew proposed naming a lunar crater 'Carroll Crater' in memory of a loved one.
- The mission is a crucial step towards NASA's goals of returning to the lunar surface and establishing a permanent presence.