Artemis II astronauts return home

The Artemis II mission has concluded with a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, marking a major milestone in humanity's return to deep space.

Commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen were greeted by recovery teams and families after their record-setting lunar flyby.

NASA has released high-definition helmet camera footage of the recovery process, highlighting the technical precision and human emotion involved in the mission's final stages.

The agency is now analyzing data from the flight as it prepares for the upcoming Artemis III mission, which aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface.