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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.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja Mexico on Sunday, completing the agency’s Artemis 1 mission.

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

In the lead-up to the first Artemis 1 Space Launch System launch attempt, Spaceflight Insider had the opportunity to speak with a number of people involved in its design, construction, assembly, and flight.

UPDATE: Orion has splashed down. NASA reports the spacecraft "is stable and upright, as it should be."

The splashdown of the Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean started the Artemis program, which will rely on Elon Musk’s rocket company to build a moon lander for astronauts.

An uncrewed Orion capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Sunday, Dec. 11, at 12:39 p.m. ET concluding NASAs Artemis I moon mission.

NASA's Artemis 1 lunar mission ended today in a splashdown of the uncrewed Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California at 9:40 am PST, after which it was recovered by the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland.

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