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VIDEO Recorded the Astronauts' Exit from the Ship That Took Them to the Moon
The four astronauts arrived in excellent health. They were rescued in an impeccable operation led by the Colombian Liliana Villarreal.
TL;DR
- The Artemis II mission successfully completed its lunar flyby and returned four astronauts to Earth.
- The Orion capsule, Integrity, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, concluding a nearly 10-day spaceflight.
- Astronauts Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover returned in excellent health.
- Rescue operations involving NASA and the U.S. Navy ensured the safe recovery of the crew and capsule.
- The mission covered 694,392 miles, including a flyover of the Moon at approximately 252,000 miles.
- This flight was a crucial test for future Artemis missions aiming to return astronauts to the lunar surface.
- The re-entry phase involved intense heat and a temporary loss of radio communication due to plasma formation.