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Artemis II splashdown captures nationwide attention : NPR

Artemis II splashdown captures nationwide attention : NPR

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NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA The Artemis II crew made their return to Earth on Friday following the Orion spacecraft’s historic 10-day trip around the Moon, capturing the attention of awestruck fans nationwide. In stadiums across the country, Jumbotrons projected the team’s successful splashdown into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard is seen as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, Friday, April 10, 2026. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA Viewers watched in open amazement as the capsule, crewed by commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, and Canadian Space …

NASA’s record-breaking Artemis II mission ends with Orion’s ‘perfect splashdown’ in Pacific Ocean | Science, Climate & Tech News

NASA’s record-breaking Artemis II mission ends with Orion’s ‘perfect splashdown’ in Pacific Ocean | Science, Climate & Tech News

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Artemis II’s history-making astronauts have successfully arrived back on Earth with a “perfect bullseye splashdown” off the coast of California. After its 10-day lunar voyage, the Orion capsule hit the atmosphere travelling at Mach 33, or 33 times the speed of sound – a blistering pace not seen since the Apollo missions. Tension mounted in mission control as the capsule, named Integrity by its crew, became engulfed in red-hot plasma and entered a planned six-minute communication blackout. Follow live: Crew return to Earth after historic mission Image: Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen on the flight deck of USS John P Murtha. Pic: Reuters All eyes were on Orion’s life-protecting heat shield, which withstood thousands of degrees of heat at the moment of re-entry. The capsule then deployed nearly a dozen parachutes to slow itself down to around 17mph for the moment at 5.07pm local time on Friday (1.07am UK time on Saturday) when it hit the Pacific Ocean – which NASA described as a “perfect bullseye splashdown”. You need javascript enabled to view this content …

Artemis 2 splashdown: Photos, videos of the astronauts’ return

Artemis 2 splashdown: Photos, videos of the astronauts’ return

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To humanity’s relief, the Artemis II astronauts returned safely to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific ocean just off the California coast Friday evening. And it looked every bit as iconic as those Apollo splashdowns from the 1960s and 1970s. Credit: Bill Ingalls / NASA This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. As thrilling as the splashdown was, equally thrilling was video of the crew module separating from the service module a half hour before the spacecraft returned. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Celebrations broke out at the nearby Air and Space Museum in San Diego, where one space-loving child gave us what may be the most relatable raised fist since Success Kid. Mashable Light Speed Credit: Apu GOMES / AFP via Getty Images Celebrations also broke out several hundred miles north at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California — where the descent was a nerve-wracking reminder of the lost Space Shuttle that the center is named for. Credit: …

NASA’s Artemis II prepares for splashdown on Earth | News

NASA’s Artemis II prepares for splashdown on Earth | News

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NewsFeed NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are preparing for re-entry after travelling further from Earth than any humans in more than 50 years. Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner explains what to expect during splashdown and why the mission matters for future lunar exploration. Published On 10 Apr 202610 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

NASA Artemis 2 splashdown time in UK and how to watch live

NASA Artemis 2 splashdown time in UK and how to watch live

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Artemis II prepares for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean as the historic mission around the moon comes to an end. NASA’s expedition marked the first journey to the moon in over 50 years following its launch on April 1. The Orion space capsule carrying them will venture approximately 4,700 miles beyond the far side of Earth’s natural satellite, marking a new record. The crew consists of Commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch from NASA, alongside Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. While the Artemis II astronauts did not touch down on the Moon, the mission lays the groundwork for a future lunar landing within the coming years and has dazzled a new generation. The US Navy is gearing up for its landing off the San Diego coast on Friday, April 10 (the early hours of April 11 in the UK) LiverpoolEcho reports. Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall -Credit:Goonhilly Earth Station A NASA statement revealed: “Following splashdown, recovery teams will retrieve the crew members using helicopters and deliver them to the USS John …

Artemis II Astronauts Hurtle Home From Moon Toward Splashdown

Artemis II Astronauts Hurtle Home From Moon Toward Splashdown

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By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman HOUSTON, April 10 (Reuters) – The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from ⁠the ⁠world’s first crewed moon voyage in over half a ⁠century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off ​Southern California. The finale to NASA’s celebrated 10-day mission was expected to begin with separation of Orion’s crew capsule from its service module, followed by a fiery re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere and a ‌six-minute radio blackout before the capsule parachutes into ‌the sea. If all goes well, U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will end up bobbing safely in the ocean aboard their ⁠Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, ⁠shortly after 8 p.m. ET (0000 GMT) off the coast of San Diego. The quartet blasted off from Cape Canaveral, ​Florida, on April 1, lofted into an initial Earth orbit by NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket before sailing on around the far side of the moon, venturing deeper into …

Artemis II reentry and splashdown: Everything the astronauts will experience

Artemis II reentry and splashdown: Everything the astronauts will experience

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Orion will slam into Earth’s atmosphere at more than 30 times the speed of sound, in what NASA expects to be the most demanding part of the Artemis II moon mission.  On landing day, Artemis II entry flight director Rick Henfling and his team in mission control will run the final leg home of the 10-day spaceflight. After wake‑up, controllers will brief the four astronauts — Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on weather at the splashdown zone, then clear them to secure loose gear and climb into their pressure suits.  A small final steering burn in space will aim the Orion spacecraft at a targeted patch of the Pacific Ocean, west of San Diego, California, where a Navy ship will be waiting Friday evening. On the ground, engineers will also arm backup flight software so the capsule can still guide itself through the atmosphere if its main computers fail. This home stretch carries extra tension following Artemis I, when pieces of Orion’s heat shield unexpectedly broke off during …

Artemis II Astronauts Prepare For Re-Entry, Splashdown

Artemis II Astronauts Prepare For Re-Entry, Splashdown

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Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, When Artemis II crew members wake up at 11:35 a.m. ET on April 9, they will begin their last full day in space and start preparing the cabin for their return home. NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, continue to fall back to Earth on a free return trajectory aboard their Orion spacecraft, Integrity, targeting a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at about 8:05 p.m. ET on April 10. Over the past eight days, those astronauts became the first people in more than 50 years to leave Earth’s orbit and cross the proverbial channel of deep space to fly around the moon. They ventured farther from Earth than any other human expedition in history. They saw areas and aspects of the lunar surface that no other humans had ever been able to see with their own eyes, and they became the first humans ever to observe a full solar eclipse from lunar space. They captured striking images of …