Artemis 2 Astronauts Successfully Return to Earth After Completing a Historic Mission Around the Moon | Smithsonian Magazine

The crewmembers splashed down Friday after breaking a space-faring record and viewing lunar features never seen by human eyes during their ten-day trip. It marks the first time anyone has left Earth’s orbit in more than 50 years.

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Picture Perfect: Artemis 2 Returns Home After a Stellar 10 Days in Space

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has returned to Earth, bringing an end to this historic 10-day flight around the Moon.

Artemis 2 was the first crewed test flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, and both vehicles passed with flying colors.

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