The crew returned to NASA's Houston base on the 56th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 13, whose “Houston, we’ve had a problem” refrain turned a near-disaster into triumph

The four astronauts made an emotional return to Houston a day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day lunar journey.

NASA now believes that a meteor was the cause of the loud “booms" heard across Houston on Saturday. They also say pieces of that meteor could still be in the area.

Weather radar images showed signs of meteorities falling for about eight minutes, according to NASA.

That official framing makes the suit’s mobility and thermal performance more than nice-to-have features. As NASA outlines it, the AxEMU is intended to enable sustained surface work near the lunar south pole, where astronauts will be expected to do more than plant a flag, wave and head home.

At least five meteorites were found in Collins Park in Spring, and another barreled through a house in north Houston, according to the agency. More meteorites could be on the ground in Spring north of Cypresswood Drive around Collins Park, the Wimbledon Estates, Wimlbedon Champions Estates and Wilmbledon Centre Court Estates, NASA officials said.

Service dogs from the Academy of Canine Excellence visited NASA's mission control in Houston to gain exposure to high-stimulation environments.