Artemis II Splashdown

PHOTO DATE: April 10, 2026.LOCATION: Off the coast of California. SUBJECT: NASA’s Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following a successful 10-day mission with Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen on board, April 10, 2026. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

jsc2026e022247 (April 10, 2026) - NASA's Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), splashes down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PDT, (8:07 p.m. EDT) on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight launched on Wednesday, April 1, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin its 10-day journey around the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the U.S. military are coordinating efforts to extract the Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft.

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