New York, April 11 (IANS) Four astronauts who ventured where no human has gone before in deep space returned home, touching down in the Pacific, becoming pathfinders for humanity’s return to the moon and journeys beyond.It was a splash heard around a crisis-ridden world where millions watched on Friday, looking for a sign of hope and achievement.“What a journey”, exclaimed Reid Wiseman, the commander of Artemis II, when they landed.It was indeed a spectacular space odyssey of nine days and…
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Washington, April 11 (IANS) NASA’s Artemis II astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, completing a historic 10-day mission around the Moon and marking humanity’s return to deep space after more than 50 years.The Orion spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, made a parachute-assisted landing as recovery teams moved in to retrieve…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) After 50 years of the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972, when man first landed on the Moon, NASA is planning to send a team of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon on February 6.The Artemis II crew includes NASA’s commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Jeremy Hansen.In preparation, the US space agency has moved the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to t…