Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:18am on 11 Apr 2026,Saturday Science
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, concluding a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon—the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. The Orion spacecraft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at extreme speeds before deploying parachutes for a safe landing off the California coast. The four-member crew travelled over 694,000 miles, setting new deep-space records and testing critical systems like the heat shield and life support. The mission marks a major milestone in NASA’s Artemis programme, paving the way for future lunar landings and long-term human exploration, including planned missions to the Moon and eventually Mars.
