The crew of Artemis II on Saturday evening were being honored at a NASA event welcoming the crew back to Houston.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth with a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean after making a high-speed reentry through the atmosphere.

The Artemis II crew spoke publicly to the media for the first time since they splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, capping off their historic mission around the moon. The crew is back in Houston,

The Artemis II crew members spoke for the first time Saturday since returning to Earth on Friday after 10 historic days in space.

The four astronauts on the ship are returning back to Earth following a landmark 10‑day journey around the Moon.

As the Orion spacecraft hurtles home, friction caused by reentry into Earth's atmosphere will drastically decrease its speed from a potential 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 kilometers per hour).

The NASA livestream of the Artemis II return, watched by more than 20 million people worldwide, reached peak tension during reentry, when for six whole minutes the extreme temperatures made all communication with the crew impossible, leaving not only mission control but also viewers holding their breath.

The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.

From false claims that a historic lunar fly-by was staged in a movie studio to unfounded narratives that footage of the crew was AI-generated, the Artemis II mission has been clouded by a blizzard of misinformation.