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April 11th, 2026
Image credit: Bill Ingalls
NASA’s Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft splashed down at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time following a near 10-day trek from the Earth to the vicinity of the Moon and back.
Image credit: Bill Ingalls
Returning from the flight, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist.
Artemis II crew members were greeted by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on the flight deck of the USS John P. Murtha recovery ship.
Image credit: Bill Ingalls
Image credit: Bill Ingalls
NASA chief Jared Isaccman grreets Artemis II crew members.
Image credit: Bill Ingalls
Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The quartet splashed down Friday, April 10.
Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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