Artemis II crew splashes down on California coast after historic moon trip Artemis II mission crew members successfully return to Earth after a 10-day trip around the moon. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Now that Artemis II has completed its lunar flyby and returned to Earth, Artemis is no longer a concept or a promise. It is a working American deep space architecture. In a single mission, the Artemis II crew executed manual piloting and proximity operations, while the Orion