Artemis II seals historic lunar return with Pacific splashdown
TL;DR
Artemis II completes humanity’s first lunar round trip in over 50 years, ending with a Pacific splashdown of the Orion capsule 'Integrity' after an automated, high-speed descent; the crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—witnessed lunar far-side views, a solar eclipse, and Earth from space, paving the way for the next crewed Moon landing and a permanent lunar base later this decade, with recovery by the US Navy off California.
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