""Splashdown confirmed at 7:07 p.m. Central Time. From the pages of Jules Verne to a modern-day mission to the moon, a new chapter on the exploration of our celestial neighbor is complete.""
""During the mission, (the astronauts) went around the back side of the moon. Traveling to the far side of the moon has implications far beyond space exploration.""
""A long time ago, when the earth was being pummeled by asteroids 3.8 billion years ago, some of the rocks that were thrown off the earth ended up on the moon.""
""We can find on the moon, rocks that are older than any of the rocks we can find on earth. That might give us clues how life might have originated.""
The Artemis II mission successfully splashed down off San Diego, celebrated by many, including residents at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland. Amber Wilson and her mother, Jeanette Sunflower Martin, expressed excitement about witnessing history and the scientific discoveries made during the mission. NASA confirmed the splashdown time, highlighting the mission's significance in lunar exploration. Astronomer Gerald McKeegan noted the implications of traveling to the moon's far side, where older rocks could provide insights into the early Earth and the origins of life.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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