US EditionHere's What to Expect From the Fiery, 14-Minute Return of Artemis II
The Orion capsule will return from its lunar flyby under three parachutes, with crews and divers ready to recover the four astronauts.
- On Friday, the Artemis II mission concludes with the Orion capsule scheduled to splash down at 5:07 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean around 100 miles off the San Diego coast.
- Extensive coordination between NASA and the U.S. Navy supports the recovery operation, with the USS Murtha positioned to retrieve the four astronauts following the 14-minute final descent.
- During the final descent, Orion will endure temperatures around 3,000 degrees before deploying parachutes at about 6,000 feet to slow the craft to 20 mph.
- Recovery crews will extract astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman via helicopter for medical assessments aboard the ship before their return to Houston.
- Observers may catch a glimpse of the capsule streaking across the sky during re-entry, while the San Diego Air & Space Museum hosts watch parties from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Artemis II returns from moon, splashes down off San Diego
(The Center Square) - At a speed astronauts haven’t experienced since Apollo, Artemis II re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down near San Diego Friday evening, concluding a historic mission that took humans farther than ever.
NASA announced that the crew of Artemis II will return today, April 10, 2026 from its lunar mission, landing on Earth, specifically off the coast of San Diego, California in the United States in the Pacific Ocean.According to NASA data, Artemis II reached the midpoint between the Moon and Earth on his return journey, with landing scheduled for tonight in the Pacific Ocean opposite San Diego.Artemis II: When does he return to Earth?He arrives tod…
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Artemis II Orion capsule to reenter near Hawaii before splashing down off San Diego
NASA's Orion space capsule is set to reenter the Earth's atmosphere near Hawaii on Friday night, with the crew landing 50 to 100 miles off the San Diego coast. NASA officials are asking the public to avoid the area as debris will fall from the Orion capsule during reentry.
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