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After traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, NASA's Artemis 1 capsule returned to Earth on Sunday. The 25 1/2-day Artemis I mission slammed into the upper atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph and endured a 5,000-degree re-entry inferno before descending under three huge parachutes and landing gently in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California at 12:40 p.m., NASA reported. The Orion capsule originally was slated to land near San D...

The uncrewed spacecraft wrapped up its 26-day journey to circle the moon and return to Earth.

The uncrewed spacecraft wrapped up its 26-day journey to circle the moon and return to Earth.

Sunday happened to be the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17′s touchdown on Dec. 11, 1972.

The uncrewed spacecraft wrapped up its 26-day journey to circle the moon and return to Earth.

NASA Artemis I Orion capsule returns to Earth with splashdown in Pacific Ocean

The Artemis l flight around the moon came to a successful end Sunday as the Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, California.

NASAs Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.

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The uncrewed spacecraft wrapped up its 26-day journey to circle the moon and return to Earth.