NASA's Artemis II mission lifted off on April 1 at 6:35 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The four-person crew completed a 695,081-mile, 10-day journey around the moon, also known as a ...

As millions of people held their breath, the four Artemis II astronauts flawlessly splashed down back to Earth in the Orion capsule, ending their history-making 10-day mission to the moon and back.

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 ...

The Artemis II astronauts have returned home to Earth after a successful flight around the moon. The crew—NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy ...

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: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Artemis II crew (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid ...