SAN DIEGO — It’s a mission that will take astronauts around the moon and bring them back down just off San Diego. NASA’s Artemis II is set to launch soon, marking the first time humans have traveled into deep space in more than 50 years.
Four astronauts will spend about ten days orbiting the moon before returning to Earth, with a planned splashdown roughly 60 miles off the San Diego coast.
NASA is targeting an April first launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, pending weather and final checks. Once the crew returns, a coordinated recovery effort in San Diego will already be in place…