From the far side of the moon to the flight deck. 🌕⚓
Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen arrive on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) following their return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
📸 MC2 August Clawson
Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!
Artemis II Moon mission complete!
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- Space Launch System rocket launched crew into space
- Orion spacecraft kept astronauts safe
- Flew around the Moon, observed its far side
- New human spaceflight distance record
- Crew safely returned to Earth
- Inspired the WORLD
Let's run that back. One more time... Or two?
Our crew is now safely back on Earth. Relive the historic mission, and keep an eye on our website as more images and videos keep rolling in. https://t.co/FoYXKVvve5
Eyes peeled in the cupola awaiting the safe return of our @NASAArtemis friends. Our trajectory on @Space_Station will be passing nearby over the Pacific, so we hope to catch a glimpse!
These four astronauts are currently on a mission to fly around the Moon—and soon they'll break the record for how far humans have traveled from Earth!
Meet our Artemis II crew 👇