NASA's Moon spacecraft splashes down after 22.5-lakh-km journey through space

NASA's Moon spacecraft splashes down after 22.5-lakh-km journey through space

• By Staff Writer

NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after completing its journey around the Moon as part of Artemis I mission. The capsule travelled a total of 22.5 lakh km since blasting off on November 16. Coincidentally, the spacecraft's return to Earth comes exactly on the 50th anniversary of Apollo mission's final Moon landing.