Fresh off their return to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their historic mission around the Moon.<\/p>\n
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will answer questions about their mission.\u00a0The crew returned to Earth on April 10, splashing down<\/a> off the coast of San Diego, and arrived in Houston on April 11, where they are undergoing standard postflight reconditioning, evaluations, and lunar science debriefs.<\/p>\n NASA will provide live coverage of the news conference on the\u00a0agency\u2019s\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel. Learn how to\u00a0watch NASA content<\/a>\u00a0through a variety of\u00a0additional\u00a0online platforms, including social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n Media are invited to attend in person or by phone.<\/p>\n In-person attendance is limited to media previously credentialed by NASA Johnson for the Artemis II mission. To attend in person, contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. CDT Tuesday, April 14, at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. <\/p>\n Media joining by phone must RSVP to the NASA Johnson newsroom via email by 5 p.m. CDT Wednesday, April 15. Those participating by phone must dial in no later than 10 minutes before the start of the event.<\/p>\n NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy<\/a> is available on the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n The Artemis II mission launched April 1 on NASA\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the nearly 10\u2011day test flight, the crew achieved the mission\u2019s primary objectives, including testing its life support systems; manually piloting the Orion spacecraft; performing maneuvers to propel Orion to the Moon and adjust its course; conducting a lunar flyby with unprecedented views<\/a> of the Moon\u2019s far side; and completing a safe re-entry and recovery. The astronauts also set a record for the farthest distance traveled by humans away from Earth.<\/p>\n As part of a Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly challenging missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, establish an enduring human presence on the lunar surface, and lay the groundwork for sending the first astronauts \u2013 American astronauts \u2013\u00a0to Mars.<\/p>\n Learn more about the mission by visiting:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-ii<\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Rachel Kraft \/ Lauren Low
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