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4/12/2026, 1:52:57 AM
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We're hearing from the Artemis crew
after that historic mission around the moon.
The crew walking out on stage in Houston for their welcome home and their first post mission press conference.
The jubilant and emotional crew sharing a warm embrace and getting a standing ovation at the presser.
This less than 24 hours after that dramatic re-entry splashing down into the Pacific Ocean and hoisted to safety.
The astronauts posed for a group photo after viewing their Orion spacecraft which they dubbed integrity in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha shortly after returning to Earth.
It's the first manned space flight to the moon in more than 50 years.
but just the beginning in NASA's plans to go back to the moon and beyond.
ABC's Jacqueline Lee leads us off tonight from San Diego.
Tonight after Orion spacecraft integrity had a near perfect splashdown in the Pacific Ocean just after 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Houston integrity splashdown sending post landing command now.
The Artemis crew returning home from its historic mission.
Mission commander Reed Wiseman posting this photo on the way to Houston saying this planet is impossibly beautiful from every altitude I've seen it.
And tonight for the first time since their return we're hearing from the four astronauts on their 700,000 mile trip around the moon.
24 hours ago the Earth was that big out the window and we were doing Mach 39 and here we are back at Ellington at home.
NASA's cameras capturing integrity's return from the ground.
The spaceship a small bright spot in the sky unable to communicate with mission control for an excruciating 6 minutes during re-entry.
The Orion spacecraft withstanding temperatures up to 5,000 degrees.
We knew when blackout was going to start. It started when we expected. We knew when it was going to end. It ended when we expected.
The relief as parachutes deployed slowing their descent before splashing down outside of Southern California.
A perfect bullseye splashdown for integrity and its four astronauts.
NASA's mission control erupting into applause.
>> [applause]
>> Navy divers racing to recover Christina Koch followed by Victor Glover Jr., Jeremy Hansen and The last astronaut commander Reed Wiseman.
The historic four air lifted onto a helicopter.
The crew all smiles inside the USS John P. Murtha.
Before you launch it feels like it's the greatest dream on Earth.
And when you're out there you just want to get back to your families and your friends.
It's a special thing to be a human and it's a special thing to be on planet Earth.
The astronauts today in Houston reflecting on their time in space and their lessons learned.
I would suggest to you that when you look up here you're not looking at us. We are a mirror reflecting you.
And if you like what you see then just look a little deeper. This is you.
With the data collected from this mission will help pave the way for future trip to the moon and NASA hopes one day Mars.
What? History in the making and special moments today.
Jacqueline Lee we appreciate it.
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