After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next

April 11, 2026
The Artemis II crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — splashed down in an Orion space capsule Friday after a 9-day mission to the moon and back.

The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.

(Image credit: Bill Ingalls)



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