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Artemis II Crew Returns Home After Moon Trip
The Artemis II crew completed a moon flyby, breaking a record. They splashed down Friday in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, US.
They flew to Houston on Saturday. The crew arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Houston held a welcome home event for them.
Klear Note — Artemis II is NASA's second crewed moon mission. The program aims to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.
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- Artemis II
- NASA mission that sent astronauts around the Moon
- splashed down
- landed in the ocean after a space mission
- Ellington Field
- airport near NASA's main base in Houston, US
- Johnson Space Center
- NASA's main base for astronaut training in Houston