The four Artemis crew members are back on earth after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
The Orion spacecraft broke Apollo 13’s record for travelling the farthest distance from earth.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) astronauts are the first humans to observe the far side of the moon.
Addressing reporters after the splashdown, Nasa entry flight director Rick Henfling said the crew was “happy and healthy”.
“We saw the crew a number of times after they got out of the spacecraft,” he said, adding that “everyone was happy and healthy and ready to come back to Houston”.
At the same press conference, Nasa deputy associate administrator Lori Glaze said many more moon missions would follow.
“We are so thrilled to have Reid, Victor, Christina and Jeremy back here on earth and, safely aboard the USS John P Murtha,” she said.
“Our team is fired up, and this mission that we are talking about is just the beginning,” Glaze added. – DW
