Artemis II astronauts splash down on Earth after record-breaking lunar flyby

NASA celebrated a triumphant return from the Moon late Friday as four astronauts splashed down safely off the California coast, completing the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years and marking a major milestone for the US space agency’s ambitions to return humans to deep space. The four crew members are preparing to reenter the Earth's atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.