The four crew members of the “Artemis 2” moon mission are preparing to return to Earth.
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In between, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also congratulated them via live broadcast: Canada “couldn’t be prouder of you,” he said.
The Artemis crew is on its way to Earth again.Image: keystone
After being woken up by the song “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie, the crew once again carried out numerous scientific tests and began to stow away equipment, the US space agency Nasa said.
On Saturday night (CEST), the crew – consisting of US astronaut Christina Koch, US astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Canadian Jeremy Hansen – is scheduled to return to Earth in the Pacific. NASA said the weather forecast is currently looking good. However, contrary to what was originally thought, the crew will probably not break a speed record, said NASA manager Rick Henfling. (sda/dpa)