NASA Orion capsule safely blazes back from moon, aces testCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.“This is an extraordinary day ... It’s historic because we are now going back into space — deep space — with a new generation.”The space agency needed a successful splashdown to stay on track for the next Orion flight around the moon, targeted for 2024 with four astronauts who will be revealed early next year.K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Maezawa's moon tripChina rocket taking 3 to space station to blast off TuesdayChinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navyNASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocketAstronauts last landed on the moon 50 years ago.If the capsule checks find nothing amiss, NASA will announce the first lunar crew amid considerable hoopla in early 2023, picking from among the 42 active U.S. astronauts stationed at Houston’s Johnson Space Center.Added Nelson: “The American people, just like (with) the original seven astronauts in the Mercury days, are going to want to know about these astronauts.”The capsule splashed down more than 300 miles (482 kilometers) south of the original target zone."