Artemis II crew splashes down safely off California coast, capping historic Nasa moon mission – live updates

Nasa confirms ‘textbook splashdown’ at 5.07pm PT; all four crew members have emerged from capsule and are reportedly doing well

Artemis II crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean, ending record-breaking moon flyby

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The scheduled splashdown of Artemis II in the Pacific Ocean, at 8.07pm ET (5.07pm PT; 12.07am GMT), is now just under three hours away.

The Orion spacecraft has completed its third and final return trajectory correction burn (RTC), a nine-second, precise firing of its thrusters to maintain a correct course for Earth.