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NASA's first orbital spaceflight was conducted by John Glenn on February 20, 1962, in the Friendship 7, making three full orbits before reentering. Glenn had to fly parts of his final two orbits manually due to …

7 hours ago · Follow live coverage of NASA's Artemis II mission splashdown. Get the latest news and watch as the astronauts finish their record-breaking moon mission.

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2 hours ago · A minute-by-minute look at what it took to bring the Artemis II crew back home to Earth safely.

11 hours ago · The Artemis II astronauts are making a perilous return to Earth after a historic moon mission. Here's how to watch the splashdown today (April 10.)

12 hours ago · NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission was successfully recovered inside the well deck of the USS Portland on Dec. 11, 2022, off the coast of Baja California.

15 hours ago · After its historic 10-day flight to the moon, Artemis II astronauts splashed down off the coast of California on Friday night.

6 hours ago · The crew of three Americans and one Canadian are awaiting recovery from their capsule after concluding a journey that sent humans around the moon for the first time since 1972.

Dec 19, 2007 · NASA (@NASA) - Posts - The Moon is the mission. Real-time updates about our Artemis II mission around the Moon. | X (formerly Twitter)