Orion Capsule Returns, Paving Way for Moon Missions

0:00It's April 28th. Global news today starts now. AI powered and always on. NASA's Artemis second capsule just rolled back home to Kennedy Space Center in Florida this Tuesday, wrapping up its epic loop around the moon. The first crewed lunar trip in over 50 years. After splashing down in the Pacific on April 10th, the Orion spacecraft got trucked all the way from San Diego. The crew named it Integrity, and it pushed humans farther into D space than ever before during that nearly 10-day ride. The four astronauts, Commander Reed Weisman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canada's Jeremy Hanson are finally kicking. Back after medical checks, Weisman shared he's chilling on the beach, soaking in some serious peace while processing the whole adventure. This marched the first moon fly by since Apollo 17 back in 1972, and aside from a glitchy toilet, the capsule held strong. Now engineers are diving into detailed checks on the heat shield and gear, prepping everything for Artemis

1:02Third next year. A new crew testing docking. An Earth orbit with landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin paving the way for moon boots on the ground as early as 2028.