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Artemis II Return to Earth

The four astronauts aboard the agency’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at 1:56 p.m. EDT on April 6, 2026, when they reached 248,655 miles from Earth—surpassing the farthest distance ever traveled by humans, a record previously set by Apollo 13 in 1970. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashed down at 8:07 p.m. EDT on April 10, 2026, off the coast of San Diego, completing a nearly 10-day journey.

art002e013367 (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy...
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art002e012588 (April 7, 2026) - A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our...
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art002e012476 (April 7, 2026) - NASA’s Orion spacecraft is pictured here from one of the cameras mounted on its solar...
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art002e012487 (April 7, 2026) - NASA’s Orion spacecraft is pictured here from one of the cameras mounted on its solar...
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art002e013365 (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy...
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art002e012489 (April 7, 2026) - NASA’s Orion spacecraft is pictured here from one of the cameras mounted on its solar...
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jsc2026e021201 (April 7, 2026) - Members of the International Space Station Expedition 74 (left) and Artemis II (right) crews are...
Two screens at the front of Mission Control show three astronauts floating inside the International Space Station on the left and four astronauts floating inside the Orion space craft. A third screen shows writing. In the foreground, flight controllers watch from behind computer screens at their desks.
art002e013356 (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen,...
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art002e012584 (April 7, 2026) - NASA’s Orion spacecraft pictured from one of the cameras mounted on its solar array wings....
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jsc2026e021206 (April 7, 2026) - Members of the International Space Station Expedition 74 (left) and Artemis II (right) crews are...
Two screens at the front of Mission Control show three astronauts floating at the International Space Station (left) and four astronauts floating in the Orion spacecraft (right). Flight controllers watch from behind computer screens at their desks.
The crew members from International Space Station's Expedition 74 – NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Chris Williams, and...
jsc2026e021710 (April 8, 2026) - A photo of the livestream from the Teague Auditorium at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in...