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'It's a special thing to be on Planet Earth': Artemis crew welcomed home in Houston

The four astronauts flew around the Moon in a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans in history.

Published April 11, 2026, 9:23 PM
Updated April 11, 2026, 10:20 PM1.2K
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'It's a special thing to be on Planet Earth': Artemis crew welcomed home in Houston

The four astronauts who flew in Nasa's Artemis II mission around the Moon have been welcomed back to Planet Earth at an event in Houston, Texas.

Commander Reid Wiseman said the mission was "the most special thing I ever went through in my life".

The astronauts - Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen - were all reunited with their families on Saturday.

Their nine-day voyage took them further from Earth than any humans in history.

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