Astronauts home: Artemis 2 crew splashes down in Pacific after 10-day lunar mission

Watch the Artemis II crew return to Earth after a historical moon mission. 🚀

NASA has called the moment 'a perfect bullseye splashdown' – and said the four crew members – Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen – were healthy. pic.twitter.com/kUmE6rAETv

— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 11, 2026

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end. pic.twitter.com/1yjAgHEOYl

— NASA (@NASA) April 11, 2026

Big smiles from Christina and Victor on the deck of the USS John P. Murtha, as they waited to be escorted for their routine post-mission medical checks. pic.twitter.com/3KwZFXTLhI

— NASA (@NASA) April 11, 2026

How the shield that saves Artemis II works

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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 10, 2026