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The first crew to journey toward the Moon in over 50 years has safely returned to Earth following a historic, record-breaking mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, touched down on earth, splashing into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
Their nearly 10-day mission carried them as far as 252,756 miles from Earth, marking the farthest distance humans have traveled in decades.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. [Courtesy, NASA]
A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawks from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 flies overhead as small boats approach the spacecraft following the splashdown. [Courtesy. NASA]
U.S. Navy divers and Artemis II astronauts aboard an inflatable raft are approached by helicopters and lifted away to the recovery ship. [Courtesy, Nasa]
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, gives NASA Flight Surgeon Richard Scheuring a hug. [Courtesy, NASA]
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P. Murtha. [Courtesy, Nasa]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen as recovery teams work to secure the spacecraft ahead of transferring Artemis II crewmembers USS John P. Photo [Couretsy, NASA/Joel Kowsky]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers aboard is seen under drogue parachutes as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. [Courtesy, NASA/ Joel Kowsky]
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