The crew of Artemis II has safely returned to Earth after completing a historic journey around the Moon, travelling farther than any humans before. ()
The Orion capsule re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at extreme speed, enduring a brief six-minute communications blackout before its parachutes deployed for a successful Pacific Ocean splashdown just 13 minutes later. ()
Commander Reid Wiseman confirmed that all four crew members were safe and stable after landing. ()
The astronauts were then flown to the USS John P. Murtha for initial medical checks before heading to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. ()
The milestone mission marks a major step forward in humanity’s return to deep space and future plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface. ()
