The last time NASA and the Defense Department teamed up for a lunar crew's reentry was Apollo 17 in 1972.
The three Americans and one Canadian are now headed home, with a splashdown in the Pacific set for Friday.
With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts kicked off their lunar flyby Monday, taking in magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed while setting a new distance record for humanity.
James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, has died. He was 97.
The American Meteor Society says it was most likely rocket or satellite debris, specifically the SpaceX Dragon Freedom-2 satellite.
The strange sight prompted a flurry of speculation on our social media.
If you saw anything strange in the skies after 6 p.m. Monday night you need not worry. SpaceX launched another collection of Starlink satellites into orbit.
Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton
The space station is now back to its normal crew size of seven - four Americans and three Russians - after months of overflow.
Once there, the spacecraft will orbit the giant gas planet, sneaking close to Europa during dozens of flybys.
Dr. Hernández' life story is the subject of the film A Million Miles Away, about his experience in successfully overcoming barriers as he persevered in achieving his dream of travelling to space.