NASA and U.S. military teams planned to transport the Artemis II crew by helicopter to the USS John P. Murtha after splashdown.
Artemis II gathered data on 35 new locations selected by NASA.
Artemis II is preparing to return its crew to Earth with Orion scheduled to splash down in the Pacific on the early morning of April 11, peninsular time.
Artemis II recorded craters, ancient lava flows, fractures, and differences in color and texture on the lunar surface.
The Artemis II crew is expected to experience up to 3.9 Gs during the planned entry profile.
Artemis II is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
Artemis II consists of four astronauts.
Artemis II observed the solar corona during a total eclipse.
Artemis II launched successfully.
The Artemis II crew experienced a 40-minute communications blackout when Orion passed behind the Moon.
Artemis II has taken Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen 406,771 kilometers from Earth, farther than any other human has traveled in history.
Victor Glover saw the Moon’s lunar terminator from a few thousand miles away during the Artemis II flight.
The Artemis II crew requested that a lunar crater be named Carroll in memory of Reid Wiseman’s late wife.
Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond of the Turtle Lodge designed Jeremy Hansen’s mission patch for Artemis II.
The Artemis II crew swung around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026.
The Artemis II crew has documented manual piloting, procedure efficiency, and the human system inside Orion for Artemis III planning.
Artemis II's Integrity was on its way back home on 2026-04-09.
The Artemis II crew is headed back to Earth after the lunar flyby.
The Artemis II crew expected splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 8:07 p.m. ET on Friday.
Christina Koch said the Artemis II crew treats the mission as a relay race for Artemis III.