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10 Apr 2026

In Pictures: The best shots from Artemis mission to the dark side of the Moon

In Pictures: The best shots from Artemis mission to the dark side of the Moon

Splashdown for the astronauts on the Artemis II mission marks the completion of humanity’s first voyage to the Moon in more than half a century.

Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen will hit the atmosphere travelling at Mach 32 — or 32 times the speed of sound — in the self-flying Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, before landing in the Pacific.

Since launching from Florida on April 1, the astronauts have documented scenes of the lunar far side never seen before by the naked eye, and savoured a total solar eclipse, capturing a series of breathtaking pictures in the process.

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