Navy's Wang Leads Moon Mission Recovery

0:00It's April 17. You're listening to California News today, AI-powered local news. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jesse Wong led the first team to crack open the Artemis II capsule after its splash down in the Pacific off San Diego on. April 10 at 5.07 pm. This marked the first United States crewed mission around the moon in over 50 years, a 10-day trip that took the four astronauts farther from Earth than anyone before, peaking at over 250,000 miles out. Wang and his three medical divers from the explosive-ordinced disposal group one once swam up right after the pair of shoes hit the water, following those. Massive booms from reentry and nearly 35 times the speed of sound. They checked for hazards, climbed aboard, and gave the crew initial health exams before helping them into boats for helicopter rides to the USS John P. The astronauts were screaming with joy, relieved to breathe fresh air and see faces again after their lunar flyby.

1:00Wang, a 36-year-old undersea medical officer from Laguna Beach, called the Mood Extatic, and his squad was ready for any emergency with. Back-up ships, planes, and surgical teams nearby. Growing up surfing and diving in Laguna, fuelled Wong's path to the Navy, inspired by his Marine grandfather from World War II's Battle of Okinawa and… His Chinese immigrant dad's fierce patriotism. After UC Irvine, med school in Granada, an emergency residency in New York, he joined in 2021 and trained hard for this historic. Recovery. Wang's still processing his spot in history, while back on emergency rounds at Balboa Naval Hospital, humbled by the thousands behind the scenes. His buddy from free diving days knew he'd nail it, and now this dive-doc's legacy floats alongside those moon pioneers.