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Rhiannon12866

(256,292 posts) Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:39 AM 8 hrs ago

Astronauts hoisted by helicopter from splashdown site - NBC News

The Artemis II astronauts are being hoisted into a helicopter from the splashdown site to be taken to the USS John P. Murtha where they will be medically evaluated after their mission. - Aired on 04/11/2026.

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Astronauts hoisted by helicopter from splashdown site - NBC News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago OP

I was very nervous about the sun setting before they got BigmanPigman 7 hrs ago #1

BigmanPigman

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1. I was very nervous about the sun setting before they got

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:47 AM

7 hrs ago

the crew out. I wonder why they had them land so close to sunset.

I thought they would pull them up to the choppers in big baskets like they did in the film Apollo 13.

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