Artemis II: Divers will soon retrieve crew after historic splashdown

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ARTEMIS II: Orion has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at the expected time of 8:07 p.m. ET, marking an end to the crew’s 10-day, 695,081-mile journey around the moon and back.

They’re expected to begin exiting the craft around 9:06 p.m. ET, with astronaut Christina Koch exiting first, followed by Victor Glover Jr., Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman last.

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