When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Artemis 2 Orion capsule sits at the Kennedy Space Center, charred from its return journey through Earth’s atmosphere. | Credit: NASA/Ben SmegelskyNASA’s Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft rests after its flight around the moon, charred from the return to Earth.The Artemis 2 mission launched four astronauts on a journey around the moon aboard an Orion capsule that its crew named “Integrity.” Looking at the capsule now, you can see what it went through to get home.What is it?On April 1, NASA launched four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon and back to Earth. This mission, called Artemis 2, was the first time humans have traveled to the moon in over 50 years, since NASA’s final Apollo mission in 1972.AdvertisementAdvertisementOn their trip home, the crew — NASA astronauts commander Reid Wiseman, mission pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen — hurtled back through
