The Artemis II crew made a successful return, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA said it was a "perfect bullseye splashdown" and the four astronauts were in "great condition".
On the trip back home, the crew reached almost 40,000 km/h as they entered Earth's atmosphere and experienced a six-minute communication blackout.
It was a high-risk phase of the mission that tested the spacecraft's heat shield as it was battered by intense atmospheric friction and temperatures exceeding 2,500 °C.
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