Four astronauts and their Orion space capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, bringing the first crewed trip around the moon and back since 1972 to a successful end. “What a journey!” ...

THERE RIGHT NOW. KENDRA, I UNDERSTAND. WELL, CHRISTA, THE CENTER HAS SEEN AN UPTICK IN VISITORS SINCE THE LAUNCH. PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUTER SPACE AND JUST THE HISTORIC MISSION. NOW, ...

After 10 days in space, a journey around the Moon, and a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the Artemis II crew took their first steps back toward Earth on Friday night — one by one, lifted into the sky ...

And there go the first series of parachutes, and we're on drugs. And Houston we're visual two drogues out the window. Two good drug shoots. Next up, we copy, we see them. Next up, the deployment of ...

The record-setting Artemis II mission came to an end on Friday evening after a textbook splashdown and a successful journey to the moon and back. The crew journeyed 694,481 miles total on the mission, ...

A recovery team helps the Artemis II crew out of the capsule after its splashdown on Apr. 10, 2026. Credit: NASA / James Blair SEE ALSO: A girl asks for Pluto to regain its planet status. NASA chief: ...

SAN DIEGO — Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on Friday, blazing new records near the moon with grace and joy. It ...

(NewsNation) — It begins with a fireball and ends with a raft in the Pacific Ocean. When the Orion spacecraft carrying NASA's Artemis II crew pierces Earth's atmosphere on Friday evening, it will be ...

Artemis II crew reflects after splashdown The Artemis II crew reflected on their historic mission after their splashdown.