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Artemis II crew on their moon flyby: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’

Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking mission Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on… Grouped from 5 articles across 4 sources.

5 reports4 sourcesApr 12, 2026, 6:11 PM
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The GuardianApr 12, 2026, 6:11 PM

Artemis II crew on their moon flyby: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’

Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking mission Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from the hundreds of colleagues who took part in setting a record for deep space travel during the US space agency Nasa’s lunar comeback. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near Nasa’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control in Houston, flying in from San Diego, where they had splashed down just offshore the evening before . Continue reading...

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The Straits TimesApr 11, 2026, 12:40 AM

Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after trip around the Moon

It caps the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the Moon in over half a century.

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EuronewsApr 11, 2026, 5:53 AM

NASA's Artemis II astronauts back on earth after record-breaking trip around the moon

With their flight now complete, the four astronauts have set NASA up for a moon landing by another crew in just two years and a full-blown moon base within the decade.

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The GuardianApr 11, 2026, 3:54 AM

‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby

The four astronauts touched down on Earth off the coast of California, concluding historic 10-day mission Artemis II splashdown! – in pictures The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health. “53 years ago, humanity left the moon. This time we return to stay. Let us finish what they started. Let us focus on what was left undone. Let us not go to plant flags and leave, but to stay with firmness in our purpose, with gratitude for the hands who built the machines and with love for the ones that we carry with us,” Nasa’s associate administrator Amit Kshatriya said at the late-night press conference after the astronauts landed. Continue reading...

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ABC AustraliaApr 11, 2026, 7:51 AM

How NASA and the Artemis II crew completed the 'perfect' splashdown

After nine days, one hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds in space — and with a host of new discoveries and a rapt Earth watching — four astronauts journeyed farther from Earth than any human before them.

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