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Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch recalls being struck most by the "blackness around Earth"

From space, Earth looked less like the center of everything (what we feel on the planet) and more like a small “lifeboat” floating in endless darkness, said Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch in her first words after returning from the Moon mission.

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"Gratitude is too big to just be in one body": Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover chokes up during post-mission speech in Houston

When words fail, the Artemis II crew goes for one big group hug Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover got emotional while delivering his first words post the Moon mission, saying he was “afraid to start talking” because he still hasn’t fully processed everything he just experienced. He said the emotions and gratitude he felt were “too big to just be in one body.” The crew has just returned after an almost 10-day mission, with the splashdown occurring at 5:07 PM Pacific Time off the coast of San Diego on April 10.

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"It's a special thing to be a human": Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman after returning from Moon mission

Artemis II Commander talked about the emotional toll of the mission, saying that being more than 200,000 miles from Earth felt like a dream before the launch on April 1, but reality quickly shifted once they reached space. He shared that the experience deepened his appreciation for home, adding that all he wanted while out there was to return to his family and friends. The crew returned to Earth on April 10.

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Houston celebrates Artemis II astronauts’ return from Moon mission

Fresh from their mission around the Moon, the Artemis II astronauts received a roaring welcome on April 11 from hundreds marking NASA’s historic return to deep space. The crew landed at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, after departing San Diego, where their spacecraft splashed down just hours earlier.

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One by one, Artemis II astronauts step out of Integrity after splashdown

The Artemis II crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—safely returned to Earth after their nearly 10-day journey around the Moon. Splashdown occurred at 5:07 PM Pacific Time on April 10 in the Pacific Ocean, where recovery teams swiftly moved in. The astronauts were extracted from Orion and welcomed aboard the USS John P. Murtha, marking a flawless end to a historic mission.

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WATCH: Orion’s crew module split from the service module before returning to Earth

Just before Orion’s crew touched down on April 10, the crew module detached from the service module.

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WATCH: Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch waves to the camera after splashdown

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Watch: Artemis II splashdown off the coast of San Diego

Artemis II astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — are back on Earth! The splashdown successfully took place at 5:07 PM Pacific Time off the coast of San Diego on April 10.

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Watch: Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman and Pilot Victor Glover share a fist bump 1.5 hours before splashdown

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Artemis II astronauts gear up for re-entry just hours before splashdown

The historic Artemis II mission nears its end with a scheduled splashdown tonight (April 10) at 8:07 p.m. EDT. The live stream of the event will begin at 6:30 pm EDT.

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What Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch would tell her 10-year-old self about going to the Moon

During a conversation with Senator Ted Cruz about what she would tell her younger self about breaking records by traveling to the far side of the Moon, Christina Koch grew a bit emotional, saying her 10-year-old self wouldn’t have believed it.

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"It's far from perfection, but we are getting it done": Artemis II astronauts' messages for their children from space