Dossier
Apollo 18
Coverage of Apollo 18 in the Nexus archive.
- Artemis II astronauts splashdown after first moon mission in more than 50 years
The Artemis II crew completed a 10-day lunar orbit mission, marking the first manned moon flight in over 50 years, and splashed down off San Diego. The mission reached 252,000 miles from Earth, with astronauts returning via a high-speed reentry and parachute landing.