NASA's Artemis II mission lifted off on April 1 at 6:35 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The four-person crew completed a 695,081-mile, 10-day journey around the moon, also known as a ...

As millions of people held their breath, the four Artemis II astronauts flawlessly splashed down back to Earth in the Orion capsule, ending their history-making 10-day mission to the moon and back.

After 10 days in space, a journey around the Moon, and a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the Artemis II crew took their first steps back toward Earth on Friday night — one by one, lifted into the sky ...

The Artemis II astronauts have returned home to Earth after a successful flight around the moon. The crew—NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy ...

All four Artemis II astronauts made it onto the flight deck of the USS John P. Murtha Friday night, stepping off the helicopter one by one after a 10-day journey around the Moon and back. Commander ...

A recovery team helps the Artemis II crew out of the capsule after its splashdown on Apr. 10, 2026. Credit: NASA / James Blair SEE ALSO: A girl asks for Pluto to regain its planet status. NASA chief: ...

The Artemis II crew has splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest on the status of all four astronauts and what happens next. The Artemis II crew successfully splashed down in the ...