San Diego, April 11, 2026 (AFP) - Artemis astronauts splash down into Pacific Ocean

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The NASA spacecraft that carried four astronauts around the Moon splashed down as planned Friday into the Pacific Ocean. The crew members -- Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman -- are to be met by recovery teams and flown to a US military ship for medical evaluations. "We have you loud and clear," mission commander Wiseman said following a communications check. "What a journey," he added. "We are stable." mdo/acb ...

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