12K views · 459 reactions | NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific, completing the Artemis 1 mission — a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years. | DW News | Facebook

On this day in 2022, the Artemis generation took a giant leap, launching the Orion spacecraft to the Moon for the first time. During the 25.5-day mission, Orion traveled the furthest distance into deep space by a human-rated spacecraft, previously set by Apollo 13, setting the stage for humanity’s journey back to the Moon and onward to Mars. This mission was the first step in NASA's vision for establishing a sustainable presence on the lunar surface, that will eventually take us farther into the