Their 10-day Artemis II Moon mission over, the 4 astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft have splashed down safely within the Pacific Ocean and emerged safely from their capsule.
The splashdown came about at 8:07 pm EDT on April 10 ( 5:37 am IST on April 11) within the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California.
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Launched on April 2, Artemis II marked a serious milestone for Nasa, sending 4 astronauts on the primary crewed mission past low Earth orbit since Apollo 17.
Throughout their journey, the crew travelled 1000’s of miles previous the moon and even witnessed a complete photo voltaic eclipse from house.
Artemis II mission
Artemis II was Nasa’s first crewed flight utilizing the Area Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Through the mission, astronauts examined and assessed these techniques to help upcoming missions, together with Artemis IV, which is focusing on a Moon touchdown in 2028. The crew of 4: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, carried out a lunar flyby however didn’t land on the Moon.
The ten-day journey across the Moon centered on evaluating essential techniques for future lunar exploration and serving to lay the groundwork for eventual human missions to Mars.
Keep tuned to this LIVE weblog for steady updates on the Artemis II mission.