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10 Awesome Photos That Tell the Story of Artemis II’s Triumphant Return to Earth

10 Awesome Photos That Tell the Story of Artemis II’s Triumphant Return to Earth

A three-panel image: view of Earth’s atmosphere from space, a spacecraft descending with three parachutes over the ocean, and an astronaut in a blue suit smiling and pointing to a space capsule with mission decals.

The Artemis II mission arrived back on Earth on Friday in what NASA calls a "textbook splashdown." The Orion spacecraft was photographed as it parachuted down into the Pacific Ocean, while the crew was later seen beaming with smiles after a successful mission.

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