Artemis II crew splashes down safely in Pacific Ocean, ending historic moon mission

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/592079/artemis-ii-crew-splashes-down-safely-in-pacific-ocean-ending-historic-moon-mission

38 Comments

  1. Reid Wiseman

    Victor Glover

    Christina Koch

    Jeremy Hansen

    Well done, welcome home. Sincerely, Earth.

  2. That was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Watching with my son. Hot damn. That was just so awesome.

    Welcome Home Heroes!!!

  3. redsoxfan_goboston on

    Incredible… For those of us that believe in science and know this was real! Welcome back to earth!

  4. Bloodflowisking on

    Boy oh boy did I do a big breath hold for those first parachutes to open! Amazing stuff to watch live

  5. RelegatedRick on

    5 million viewers live across YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. Fantastic excitement about space is alive once more!

  6. Sometimes things feel bad, and one is disappointed in where humanity is going.

    Right now is not one of those times. This is awesome.

  7. Anyone else holding their breath the whole time Artemis II was flying back down to earth, phew!!!

  8. Just like Artemis I, I am just so impressed that the NASA missions are going off without a hitch

  9. jugger_naughtyy on

    That’s was out of this world!! What a ride that must have been! Must have been an incredible feeling mobbing in like that and the multiple chutes pulling and tugging. Holy crap!

  10. I was so nervous watching this.

    To think of the sheer level of planning, calculations and science to make every second of this mission possible is astounding.

    Props to everyone who made it happen ✊🏼🇺🇸🇨🇦

  11. Duckworthdiet on

    How do Conspiracy theorists explain them getting the craft into the ocean with them in it if they didn’t board it in the 1st place

  12. Anotherspelunker on

    Glad to hear a jolt of good news every person can agree on in the myriad of so many negative things happening elsewhere. Great to be able to experience this with the detailed coverage NASA has provided

  13. And promptly having themselves a zoom moment with the comms 😂

    “Can you hear me?”

    “I think you’re on mute”

  14. ResistiveBeaver on

    Imagine if Biden were still president. For the whole of the last two weeks the world would have been captivated by this mission and the future of human space exploration. America could have been the star of the show.

    Instead this mission is relegated to page two by massive dumpster fires of shit emanating from the putrefying shitlord.

  15. Man, if I had to sit in that capsule bobbing in the ocean for this long, I’d be so seasick! Oh well. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Guess I’ll never be an astronaut. 👨‍🚀

  16. SamuelHorton on

    The splashdown was beautiful to watch.

    That being said, I am disheartened to realize just how large of a portion of the population believe that we haven’t been to the Moon – let alone outer space.

  17. Proud day to be a human being.

    Almost made me forget about all the dipshit billionaires actively ruining this beautiful planet we all share.

  18. PennywiseEsquire on

    About 80% of the time I look up at the moon I’m struck by the sheer audacity of seeing the same moon and thinking, “I’m going to go there.” It’s such an insane undertaking.

  19. Antique_Order_549 on

    It’s incredible to see these milestones happening in real time. Artemis II is a massive step forward for human space exploration and international cooperation.

  20. It’s 2026, and within 10 days we’ve reached around the moon and listened closely enough to find a human heartbeat from 40 miles away. We’ve proven what we’re capable of. Now we have to prove we’re worthy of it.

    Technology isn’t the limitation anymore.

  21. in spite of all the war, poverty, and horror, we got an ACTUAL indomitable human spirit moment. maybe the world is worth saving