These four astronauts just made history—and their smiles say it all
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen returned after splashing down in the Pacific on April 10, 2026 . In just 10 days, they traveled nearly 694,000 miles and completed a lunar flyby that broke a 53-year-old distance record—going farther from Earth than any human ever before
This mission marked humanity’s return to the Moon’s path since 1972. Each astronaut made history: Glover became the first Black astronaut to fly to the Moon, Koch the first woman, Hansen the first Canadian, and Wiseman led the crew as commander
Four astronauts. Four milestones. One mission.
And with Artemis II proving we can go back, the next goal is even bigger—the Moon’s surface with Artemis III
These four astronauts just made history—and their smiles say it all
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen returned after splashing down in the Pacific on April 10, 2026 . In just 10 days, they traveled nearly 694,000 miles and completed a lunar flyby that broke a 53-year-old distance record—going farther from Earth than any human ever before
This mission marked humanity’s return to the Moon’s path since 1972. Each astronaut made history: Glover became the first Black astronaut to fly to the Moon, Koch the first woman, Hansen the first Canadian, and Wiseman led the crew as commander
Four astronauts. Four milestones. One mission.
And with Artemis II proving we can go back, the next goal is even bigger—the Moon’s surface with Artemis III