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Artemis II astronauts safely splash down off San Diego coast after historic moon mission

LA Times 1 min read 7 hours ago

<p>The Artemis II crew slammed into the atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, creating a fireball half as hot as the surface of the sun, before splashing down safely off the coast of San Diego.</p>
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