Bhubaneswar, April 11 -- In a major milestone for global space exploration, NASA's Artemis II mission has successfully concluded, with its crew safely returning to Earth after completing a historic journey around the Moon. The mission marks the first time in over five decades that humans have travelled beyond low-Earth orbit, signalling a new era in lunar exploration.

The Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts made a controlled splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, bringing an end to the multi-day mission that tested critical systems for future deep-space travel. Recovery teams swiftly reached the capsule and ensured the safe retrieval of all crew members.

The Artemis II mission, though not involving a lunar landing, was designed as a cru...