space
April 12, 2026
Spacecraft carrying Artemis II mission astronauts returns to Earth
The crew completed a splashdown off the coast of San Diego
TL;DR
- The Artemis II crew successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
- The mission involved four astronauts: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover (NASA), and Jeremy Hansen (Canadian).
- The crew orbited the Moon and set a new record for the farthest human spaceflight from Earth.
- The previous manned mission to the Moon was Apollo 17 in December 1972.
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