The USS John P. Murtha returned to Naval Base San Diego after successfully retrieving the Orion spacecraft from NASA's Artemis II mission, marking a major milestone in human space exploration.

This is how the four astronauts sleep, use the bathroom and work out while on their 10-day mission to the moon and back.

As of 9:45 a.m., Orion was nearly 43,000 miles from Earth and 226,000 miles from the moon. The spacecraft was traveling at 2,100 mph. Here is a live video feed from the Orion spacecraft.

The Artemis II astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, exited the Orion capsule following a historic mission around the moon and a successful splashdown on Earth. Retired Lt.

NASA's Artemis II mission is nearing its end as the Orion spacecraft prepares for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday.

Here is what life will be like for the four astronauts onboard the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.

An Alpena native will play a key role in bringing astronauts home during NASA’s Artemis II mission.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Steve Kapala is part of the U.S.

Brian Brill watched with a kind of restlessness as the Artemis II spacecraft left the launching pad on its 10-day journey around the Moon on April 1. A Pottsville native, Brill worked on the Orion capsule carrying four astronauts on

Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made few changes to the flight plan since the launch of the lunar flyby mission April 1.