Artemis II returns home: The astronauts successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET as planned, concluding a monumental and risky 10-day journey around the moon and back that took them farther from Earth than anyone in human history.
What happens next: NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen were taken to the recovery ship, where they’ll get medical checks. NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston erupted in cheers and applause as the astronauts were retrieved from the Orion capsule.
Crew status: “What a journey. We are stable. Four green crewmembers,” Wiseman said, indicating all four astronauts are in good shape.
A step toward the future: Declared a “mission well accomplished,” Artemis II has opened a path to return to the surface of the moon with future missions, NASA officials say.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com
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