Artemis 2 Astronauts Near Earth Splashdown After Historic Lunar Orbit and Record Distance Mission

The Artemis 2 crew including Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are approaching a Pacific splashdown after becoming the first humans to orbit the Moon in over fifty years.NASA confirms the Orion capsule passed into the gravitational influence of Earth following a journey that reached the farthest distance from the planet ever recorded by a crew.During their return from the lunar mission, the astronauts shared experiences with colleagues on the International Space Station before their scheduled arrival off the California coast.
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