{"id":332651,"date":"2026-04-07T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/astronauts-aboard-artemis-ii-homebound-after-historic-and-record-breaking-moon-mission-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:00:21","slug":"astronauts-aboard-artemis-ii-homebound-after-historic-and-record-breaking-moon-mission-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/astronauts-aboard-artemis-ii-homebound-after-historic-and-record-breaking-moon-mission-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts aboard Artemis II homebound after historic and record-breaking moon mission | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/juprxSJil1o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Astronauts aboard Artemis II homebound after historic and record-breaking moon mission | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juprxSJil1o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After travelling a record-breaking 252,756 miles (406,771km) from Earth and circling past the moon, the Artemis II astronauts are on their way home.<\/p>\n<p>The crew also made history to become the first astronauts to witness a solar eclipse from a spacecraft. <\/p>\n<p>Commander Reid Wiseman says the Orion spacecraft crew &quot;saw sights that no human has ever seen&quot;, while pilot Victor Glover said there are &quot;no adjectives&quot; to describe what they observed.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump told the astronauts that they have &quot;made history and made all of America really proud&quot; and invited them to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews <\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#ArtemisII #US #Space #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After travelling a record-breaking 252,756 miles (406,771km) from Earth and circling past the moon, the Artemis II astronauts are on their way home. 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