NASA astronauts and a Canadian crew member returned to Earth after a record-breaking ten-day Artemis II mission that orbited the far side of the Moon.The Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean following a journey that reached 406,771 kilometers from Earth, surpassing the distance record set by Apollo 13.This successful mission validates critical flight systems and paves the way for a crewed lunar surface landing scheduled for 2028.