Artemis II crew to end record-setting mission with Pacific Ocean splashdown
The four astronauts are set to touch down on Earth and conclude the 10-day mission after completing moon flyby The number of human beings who have travelled to the moon and returned safely to Earth will grow to 28 on Friday night when Nasa’s Orion capsule containing four Artemis II astronauts will glide gently to a Pacific Ocean splashdown beneath three giant parachutes. The scheduled 5.07pm PT landing (1.07am BST Saturday) off the coast of San Diego will mark the end of a 10-day lunar odyssey t
The four astronauts touched down on Earth off the coast of California, concluding historic 10-day mission
Artemis II splashdown! – in pictures
The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health.
“53 years ago, humanity left the moon. This time we return to stay. Let us finish what they started. Let us focus on what was left undone. Let us not go to plant flags and leave, but to stay with firmness in our purpose, with gratitude for the hands who built the machines and with love for the ones that we carry with us,” Nasa’s associate administrator Amit Kshatriya said at the late-night press conference after the astronauts landed.
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- Artemis II crew to end record-setting mission with Pacific Ocean splashdownGuardian - World · Richard Luscombe · Apr 10, 2026, 11:57 PM
- Artemis II crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean, ending record-breaking moon flybyGuardian - World · Richard Luscombe · Apr 11, 2026, 1:28 AM
- ‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flybyGuardian - World · Richard Luscombe · Apr 11, 2026, 3:54 AM
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