The Artemis 2 mission ended with a successful splashdown at the end of the 10-day mission, the first crewed trip around the moon since 1972. The crew of four astronauts, including Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, became the most distant travelers in history, traveling more than 4,000 miles past the moon's far side. The mission tested the Artemis program’s hardware and procedures to prepare for sending astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028 and building a permanent lunar base in the 2030s. The spacecraft, named Orion, traveled 694,481 miles from its launch on April 1 to its splashdown off the coast of California. All four astronauts are in good health and are expected to undergo medical checks before flying to Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday.