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Artemis II crew shares mission wonder

Artemis II crew shares mission wonder

Mission commander Reid Wiseman broke down in tears as he discussed how the journey helped to unite humanity through shared wonder.

The crew is still undergoing physical monitoring to assess the long-term effects of deep-space radiation and the transition back to Earth's gravity.

NASA officials confirmed that the Orion spacecraft's heat shield performed exceptionally well during the high-speed re-entry.

The success of this uncrewed mission paves the way for the first human landing on the Moon in over half a century, scheduled for late 2027.

Artemis II Josh Valcarcel, Public domain
Artemis II
NASA's first crewed mission aboard the Orion spacecraft using the Space Launch System
Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt
Subsidiary of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, which plans, appoints and pays for rail passenger transport
Reid Wiseman
American astronaut
Orion
Constellation straddling the celestial equator