NASA’s Artemis II Orion capsule returns to Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Artemis II Orion capsule has returned to the Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida after completing the first crewed spacecraft mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, Anadolu reported.
According to a statement on NASA’s website on Tuesday, the capsule carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen was taken in for a detailed inspection.
NASA technicians will begin de-servicing operations on the spacecraft, including removing its components, the statement said.
As it was reported, the four astronauts returned safely to Earth on Friday after completing a 10-day mission around the Moon. The capsule Orion touched down at about 17:07 local time (0007 GMT on Saturday) in the Pacific Ocean, some 96 km off the San Diego coast, California, according to NASA. It was the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.