Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown

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The four Artemis II astronauts are returning to Earth after the first crewed moon voyage in over fifty years. They are aboard the Orion spacecraft, which has a gumdrop shape. On Friday, the spacecraft hurtled toward a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, off Southern California.

The crewed spacecraft is moving quickly back to Earth. This mission marks a rare crewed trip to the moon. The splashdown in the ocean is the planned end of the journey.

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The Artemis II crewed spacecraft is returning to Earth after a historic lunar orbit mission. It arrived for a Pacific Ocean splashdown on Friday.


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