NASA astronauts entered the lunar sphere of influence on the Orion capsule during the Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed return to the Moon in over five decades.The crew including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen reached a record distance of 252,760 miles from Earth during the maneuver.Following a 40-minute communication blackout behind the far side of the Moon, the spacecraft began a four-day return journey toward a planned splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.