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The Orion spacecraft splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean on Friday.<\/p>\n
NASA via CNN Newsource<\/p>\n
San Diego, California (CNN), NASA\u2019s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashed down off the coast of San Diego on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
The astronauts’ spacecraft hit the Pacific Ocean waters at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:07 p.m. Central Time as Mission Control.<\/p>\n
The crew’s monumental and risky 10-day journey around the moon and back took them farther from Earth than anyone in human history.<\/p>\n
After splashing down, Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman provided a good report for crew conditions inside Orion.<\/p>\n
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The Orion spacecraft above the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n
NASA via CNN Newsource<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a journey. We are stable. Four green crew members,\u201d Wiseman said, indicating all four astronauts are in good shape.<\/p>\n
As recovery efforts get underway, Artemis mission controllers are likely celebrating that this smooth return sets up NASA\u2019s lunar exploration program to tackle its next big steps.<\/p>\n
Artemis II astronauts identified two new craters on the lunar surface and suggested naming one Integrity for their Orion spacecraft, and the other Carroll for Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman\u2019s late wife. Carroll Taylor Wiseman, a nurse in a newborn intensive care unit, died in 2020 following a battle with cancer. \u201cThere was not a dry eye in the control room when they did that,\u201d NASA\u2019s Dr. Nicola Fox told CNN later.<\/p>\n
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The astronauts’ view one minute from entry interface, prior to blackout.<\/p>\n
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