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All four Artemis II astronauts — commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — left NASA’s Orion capsule after the spacecraft splashed down and recovery teams completed initial retrieval...
Dr. Kjell Lindgren, deputy director of NASA’s Flight Operations Directorate and veteran astronaut, described the Artemis II splashdown as 'picture perfect,' recounting the moment he watched with the crew’s families and...
After Artemis II splashed down off the California coast, the carefully rehearsed recovery and medical follow‑up sequence began. Recovery teams—Navy divers and medical personnel—move in only after flight controllers...
The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts reentered Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday. CBS News 24/7 provided live coverage of the splashdown and...
By Luis Giraldo and Mark Osborne April 10, 2026 / CBS News The Artemis II mission concluded with a Pacific Ocean splashdown Friday night, capping a landmark human journey around the Moon. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot...
1) Flawless liftoff and heavy‑lift performance Artemis II launched without incident aboard NASA’s most powerful rocket, sending the crewed Orion capsule into a stable orbit. The clean ascent marked the start of a human...
Along South Africa's coastline, several great white shark carcasses have been found washed ashore with their massive livers removed. Locals, fishermen and marine scientists are alarmed; the missing organs suggest human...
The Orion crew module carrying the Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific off the California coast Friday, completing a successful return from lunar flight. Mission control reported a precision splashdown...
April 10, 2026 — NASA declared a milestone moment Friday after the four-member Artemis II crew safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, completing a 10-day mission that orbited the moon.
Artemis II ended its 10-day flight with a textbook reentry and splashdown in the Pacific, closing the first crewed test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System. After jettisoning its service module, Orion...
Artemis II is scheduled to splash down about 50 miles off the coast of San Diego at roughly 8:07 PM Eastern (5:07 PM Pacific). Orion will begin atmospheric entry near 400,000 feet and take about 13 minutes to descend to...
Thursday marked the Artemis II crew’s final full day in space as they completed preparations to return to Earth. NASA officials say they are confident Orion’s heat shield will protect the astronauts during the...
