Artemis Crew's Triumphant Moon Return

0:00It's April 12th. This is Sydney News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. The Artemis II crew just got back from the first crew trip toward the moon in over 50 years, smashing records along the way. Commander Reed Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen flew their Orion spacecraft more than four, 105,000 km from Earth, beating the Apollo 13 mark from 56 years ago. They splashed down safe off San Diego and hit a straight to NASA's Houston base for a massive welcome. This mission kicked off NASA's new push to return humans to the moon, paving the way for future Artemis flights with landings planned. The crew hid insane speeds of up to 40,000 km per hour during reentry, putting their heat shield through the ultimate test against. Blazing atmospheric friction. They wrapped up on the 56th anniversary of Apollo 13's launch, that famous survival story from way back. Folks at the Johnson Space Center gave them a roaring standing ovation as they hit the

1:03stage, surrounded by workers and guests. Wiseman called it the greatest dream on Earth before launch, but out in deep space, all they craved was getting home to family and friends, Koch marveled at Earth hanging like a lone lifeboat in the vast blackness of space. Even with the triumphs, they dealt with a busted space toilet that NASA vows to fix before longer. Moon trips ahead. The whole ride was emotional and game changing, reminding everyone how special it is to be human on this planet. As Artemis keeps rolling, these four pioneers set the bar high, blending old school Apollo grid, with tomorrow's lunar goals.