SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Artemis II astronauts are back on Earth, and a Georgia Southern aerospace expert says the splashdown is just the beginning.
NASA confirmed the Orion capsule’s splashdown off the California coast, closing out a nine-day crewed test flight around the moon — a return to lunar spaceflight not seen in more than half a century. The mission covered nearly 700,000 miles as it traveled around the moon and back.
Dr. Valentin Soloiu, director of Georgia Southern’s Aerospace Laboratory, the mission’s success can be summed up in one word…