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About to go subsonic. a series of parachutes open, rapidly slowing down the capsule. three good main chutes for 0rion, and there it is, high over the pacific, america's new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond in view. then splashdown — the artemis mission complete. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. we are adventurers, we are explorers. i we always have a frontier. and that frontier is now to - continue exploring the heavens. three, two, one... lift—off of artemis i! the missi...

The landing was the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission, which is being hailed by the Biden administration and the corporate media as the precursor to new crewed missions to the Moon and possibly Mars.

Cbs's mark straussman has more. >> reporter: a home coming splashdown, the first of many that nasa imagines in its lunar dreams. >> orion is in great shape. >> reporter: recovery teams pulled the orion capsule from the pacific. >> i don't think any one of us could have imagined a mission this successful. >> reporter: 25 days ago nsa launched the artemis 1 test flight. in all a 1.4 million mile lunar round trip. from deep space orion beamed back spectacular imagery of the twice the capsule flew within 80 miles of the moon. the mission's biggest test came during sunday's return. orion slammed in...

The orion spacecraft touched down on earth yesterday after nearly a month gathering data and pictures in space. the unmanned capsule splashed down in the pacific ocean, marking the end of nasa's artemis mission. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports. after a million mile journey through space, our blue planet comes into view. it's time for the orion spacecraft to come home. with images taken from the capsule just after it entered the earth's atmosphere, 0rion has travelled faster and hotter than any space vehicle has done before. the spacecraft about to go subsonic. a series of parachutes...

Leave their homes. plus splashdown. nasa's historic artemis mission ends with a successful return to earth. keystone cleanup, a pipeline rupture in rural kansas sparks environmental concerns. with the flu and covid surging could masks make a comeback? we'll get a checkup. and finally tonight a sweet treat from colorado. meet the woman improving lives one caramel apple at a time. >> there's no calories in an apple when you do it for charity. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening, and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin with a major b...