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Artemis II moonship returns to space center

NASA's Artemis II capsule returned to Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanity's first lunar trip in more than half a century. Following its splashdown in the Pacific on April 10, the Orion capsule was trucked from San Diego to Cape Canaveral. Engineers will examine the capsule's heat shield in detail, along with everything else, in preparation for next year's Artemis III docking demo in orbit around Earth. Aside from a finicky toilet, the capsule appeared to perform well during the nearly 10-day voyage, according to NASA.