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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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"Childhood Jared can't believe what I just saw": NASA administrator after Artemis II splashdown
The three Americans and one Canadian have returned with a dramatic splashdown Friday evening, as their capsule parachuted into the Pacific to close out a nearly 10-day trip to the moon and back.
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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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Artemis II splashdown: Recovery teams deployed to Pacific Ocean landing zone
Within two hours of splashdown on April 10, the crew will be lifted from Orion by helicopter and transported to the USS John P. Murtha, as recovery teams carry out the operation.
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Earth grows larger in view aboard Orion minutes before splashdown
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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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Artemis II's Orion captures the April 6 solar eclipse from space
On the day of the lunar flyby, the Artemis II crew experienced an extraordinary solar eclipse from space. This video, provided by NASA, combines footage from Orion’s solar array wing cameras, capturing the Sun as it slips behind the Moon, unveiling a radiant halo around the lunar disk. Credit: @nasa
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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
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"There's nothing this nation cannot do": Artemis II's Reid Wiseman on America’s determination in space
When Congressman Hal Rogers of Kentucky asked about what the mission says about America leading in space missions, “It is incredible that we can go out and do this,” said the commander. “There is nothing this nation cannot do when it has a vision.”
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"Gonna be pretty sporty": Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover on the challenge of re-entry
Answering a question from Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona during a live downlink event on April 9, Victor Glover spoke about both the intensity of launch, as well as, the challenge of returning to Earth. He explained that the spacecraft will reenter the atmosphere at nearly 40 times the speed of sound before decelerating dramatically.
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Which actors would the crew want in a movie about Artemis II? Reid Wiseman tells Senator Ted Cruz
When asked about who the astronauts would prefer to play them in a movie about this mission, Commander Reid Wiseman's response left the crew smiling.