The Artemis II astronauts are being hoisted into a helicopter from the splashdown site to be taken to the USS John P. Murtha where they will be medically evaluated after their mission.
All four Artemis II astronauts have exited the Orion capsule. Mission Commander Reid Wiseman was last out of the spacecraft.
Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman were all successfully extracted from the Orion capsule with help from U.S. Navy divers.
Allies of Democratic governor contender withdraw support after accusations in San Francisco Chronicle and on CNN California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell’s campaign suffered a major blow on Friday as several staffers resigned and prominent political leaders withdrew their support in the wake of multiple allegations of past sexual misconduct. The San Francisco Chronicle published an account of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Swalwell on two separate occasions. Continue read
In his first interview with a U.S. broadcast network, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel insisted to @MeetThePress moderator Kristen Welker that he's not "stepping down," despite the Trump administration's increasing pressure on Cuba. Kristen joins "Here's the Scoop" to discuss what was happening behind the scenes during her interview.
NBC News · Oct 8
Former NASA astronaut Steve Robinson describes what it is like to return from a mission in space and how the Artemis II astronauts might've been feeling as they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
NBC News · Oct 8
Orion capsule returns to Earth safely
NBC News · Oct 8
The Orion capsule's parachutes have deployed successfully. A perfect descent rate, NASA says.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Massive fire followed explosion at 5,000-sq-ft warehouse near Esparto, an hour from Sacramento, on 1 July Multiple people have been charged with murder in connection to a fatal fireworks-warehouse explosion in California that killed seven people and injured two others in July. The explosion at the 5,000-sq-ft warehouse sparked a massive fire near the small town of Esparto, about an hour outside Sacramento. The explosion took place on 1 July; local celebrations to commemorate the Fourth of July h
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies RMIT University has dropped a misconduct case against a student who accused the institution of being “complicit in genocide” in Gaza , because of its defence and aerospace research centre’s ties to weapons companies. Guardian Australia this week revealed the student, Gemma Seymour, faced potential suspension over a social media video callin
