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Artemis II splashes down, closing a 53-year gap

development2026-04-12

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NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down safely in the Pacific after a high-speed lunar return, closing a 53-year gap.

Reported metric: 53 years

Reporting date: 2026-04-12 (not necessarily the event date)

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Generated worlds become inhabitable

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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's distance record and sees the full far side

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Artemis II splashes down, closing a 53-year gap
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Reporting date: 2026-04-12
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-04-12-artemis-splashes-down
Claim: NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down safely in the Pacific after a high-speed lunar return, closing a 53-year gap.
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- Welcome to April 12, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-april-12-2026
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