fred, big picture here, if this goes well, this paves the way for artemis 2. the first mission around the moon and then artemis 3, hopefully in 2025, when american astronauts will return to the surface of the moon for the first time since the apollo program. and what could be a very diverse crew at that. reporter: absolutely. kristin fisher, thank you so much. let s bring in chris hatfield, a retired canadian astronaut who has flown multiple shuttle missions and former commander of the international space station. so good to see you. in your view, i guess all of us thought this is pretty beautiful and picture perfect. what were you looking for in this splashdown? two big things today, fredricka. one is did the parachutes deploy? there are 11 parachutes to work in a row, and all of them worked perfectly. a real testament to the people who did the work.