The Artemis II astronauts have safely returned to Earth after a “textbook touchdown”, bringing their historic 10-day mission to a close
The crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 00:07 GMT (20:07 EDT), with commander Reid Wiseman confirming his team is healthy – here’s what happens next
“This is the start of a new era of human space exploration,” Nasa says, after the crew’s return
The four astronauts are “happy and healthy”, an official for the space agency says at a press conference
The Artemis II crew successfully re-entered the atmosphere after a routine but nerve-wracking six-minute communications blackout
On 6 April, the spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth – 406,771km (252,756 miles) – during the lunar flyby, breaking the previous record for the furthest humans have ever travelled into space
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