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The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday.
Artemis II's Orion capsule, Integrity, broke Apollo 13's distance record by reaching 252,756 miles from Earth.
KEY POINTS
- Artemis II crew captured unprecedented views of the moon's far side and experienced a total solar eclipse.
- Victor Glover became the first Black astronaut, Christina Koch the first woman, and Jeremy Hansen the first non-U.S. citizen on a lunar mission.
- The Orion capsule's heat shield, previously flagged for unexpected wear, performed successfully during this crewed mission.
- Minor in-flight malfunctions affected Artemis II's water, propellant systems, and the capsule's toilet.
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