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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Returns to Houston After Lunar Mission
After splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, the Artemis II crew members reunited with their friends, families and fellow NASA astronauts in Houston on Saturday. Their voyage was the first trip by humans into deep space in more than half a century.
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“Your Artemis II crew.” “I have not processed what we just did, and I’m afraid to start even trying. The gratitude of seeing what we saw, doing what we did and being with who I was with, it’s too big to just be in one body.” “Before you launch, it feels like it’s the greatest dream on Earth. And when you’re out there, you just want to get back to your families and your friends. It’s a special thing to be a human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth.” “When we saw tiny Earth, people asked our crew what impressions we had. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.” “Splashdown! Sending post landing command now.” “Splashdown confirmed.” “When you look up here, you’re not looking at us. We are a mirror reflecting you. And if you like what you see, then just look a little deeper. This is you.”
By Jorge Mitssunaga
April 12, 2026