Adorable moment Artemis II astronaut is welcomed home by her dog

This is the moment an Artemis II astronaut was reunited with her dog following her historic trip to space.

NASA’s Christina Koch and her crew splashed down safely back to Earth Friday (10 April) after a 10-day journey to circle the moon.

Video posted to Instagram captured Koch, the first woman to travel to the vicinity of the moon, being welcomed home by her dog Sadie. Sadie can be seen wagging her tail in excitement as Koch drops to her knees to embrace her.

In another clip, the astronaut and her dog run playfully along a beach together.