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NASA officials held a press conference to update the public after the Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic flight around the Moon. The Orion crew capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San...
The Orion capsule carrying the four Artemis II astronauts made a Pacific Ocean splashdown off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET, concluding a historic roughly 10‑day lunar loop. Mission Control described the...
Artemis II’s four astronauts were winched from an inflatable raft in the Pacific by helicopter after their capsule splashed down and then flown to a recovery ship for medical checks and onward transport.
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...
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...
