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Astronauts back on Earth: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby – video
The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch of Nasa, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, have just become the first humans to travel to the moon, and return to Earth safely, since the crew of Apollo 17 in December 1972
TL;DR
- The Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
- All four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule are in good health.
- This mission represents the first human journey to the moon and return since December 1972.