Artemis II Crew Return

Date:  April 11, 2026
Subject:  Artemis-02 Crew Return Ceremony
Location: Ellington Field
Photo Credit:  NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2026e022273 (April 11, 2026) - Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch returns home to Houston, stepping off a plane at Ellington Airport near NASA's Johnson Space Center, on Saturday, April 11, 2026, following her 10-day mission around the Moon. She and her three fellow crew members launched April 1, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and splashed down off the coast of California on Friday, April 10, 2026.