{"id":47357,"date":"2026-04-11T05:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=47357"},"modified":"2026-04-11T05:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:46:48","slug":"artemis-ii-crew-hints-its-returning-with-fantastic-secrets-and-stories-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=47357","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II crew hints it&#8217;s returning with fantastic secrets and &#8216;stories&#8217; from space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The sky\u2019s the limit to their space secrets.<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis II\u00a0crew <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us-news\/artemis-ii-to-return-home-friday-in-14-minute-journey-through-earths-atmosphere\/\">says it is returning<\/a> from humanity\u2019s farthest galactic journey with cosmically cool \u201cstories\u201d and dazzling information that\u2019s yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much data that you\u2019ve seen already, but all the good stuff is coming back with us,\u201d pilot astronaut Victor Glover said from outer space this week. \u201cThere\u2019s so many more pictures, so many more stories, and, gosh, I haven\u2019t even begun to process what we\u2019ve been through.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39049913\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch gazes at Earth from the crew\u2019s capsule the day after blastoff. <span class=\"credit\">NASA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have to get back,\u201d he said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/10\/nx-s1-5776716\/artemis-ii-astronauts-return-earth-moon-splashdown-pacific\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to NPR.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To return safely from its historic 10-day moon mission, the crew must re-enter the Earth\u2019s atmosphere at a precise angle \u2014 while taking a daring plunge through <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/08\/us-news\/artemis-ii-to-face-its-most-dangerous-task-yet-on-reentry\/\">ultra-hot temperatures<\/a> at a mind-bending speed of nearly 25,000 mph.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not beat around the bush,\u201d said Jeff Radigan, Artemis II\u2019s lead flight director. \u201cWe have to hit that angle correctly. Otherwise, we\u2019re not going to have a successful re-entry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The space capsule will enter the atmosphere near Hawaii\u00a0 at 7:53 p.m. ET, then splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego if all goes to plan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39049965\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39049965\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-crew-mission-125279381_8a6bd4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The NASA Artemis II crew 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-crew-mission-125279381_8a6bd4.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-crew-mission-125279381_8a6bd4.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-crew-mission-125279381_8a6bd4.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-crew-mission-125279381_8a6bd4.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/nasa-artemis-ii-crew-mission-125279381_8a6bd4.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>The four crew members are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday night. <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The re-entry is thought to be the most dangerous part of the Artemis II\u2019s mission as the 330-cubic-foot capsule is scorched by heat half as hot as the sun\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p>The four astronauts on board launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 1 in a test flight <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/09\/science\/artemis-astronauts-to-face-gravity-challenges-back-on-earth\/\">to orbit the moon<\/a> \u2014 marking humankind\u2019s first return to deep space since 1972.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They later set the record for the greatest distance humans have ever traveled into space at roughly 252,756 miles, beating the previous one set by the Apollo 13 in 1970.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us-news\/artemis-ii-crew-hints-its-returning-with-fantastic-secrets-and-stories-from-space\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sky\u2019s the limit 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