The Artemis II mission ended its historic seven-hour lunar flyby, marking humanity's first return to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. The crew, including NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, set the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human, surpassing Apollo 13's distance of 248,655 miles. They also captured images of the lunar far side, which they use to help scientists understand the composition and history of the Moon. The Apollo crew was congratulated by President Donald J. Trump during a live conversation between them and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. During the lunar observation period, the crew observed a nearly hour-long solar eclipse as the spacecraft, the Moon and the Sun aligned.