images like this. selfies with the moon and earth, and high def close ups with moon craters. the orion spacecraft is barreling back home. reporter: orion reentering the atmosphere like a rock skipping on water. pushing through 5,000 degrees of heat. and the critical moment, successfully deploying those parasuits. there it is. high over the pacific. america s new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond now in view. when humans do great things, we call them moon shots. now our generation has a moon shot. reporter: it was 50 years ago when american astronauts last stepped foot on the moon. now america hopes to do it again to establish a base aroon the and around it. orion is a very important part of our oefrl transportation infrastructure. reporter: and linsey, artemis