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Canadian Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II crew to splash down after historic moon trip
The four astronauts set a record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth before their expected Pacific Ocean splashdown.
- On Friday, April 10, 2026, the four-person Artemis II crew is scheduled to return to Earth, with NASA expecting the Orion spacecraft to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET.
- The 10-day mission took the astronauts around the moon, marking the farthest any humans have traveled from Earth in more than half a century.
- During the transit, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover conducted a "VIP call" with children and observed a solar eclipse while traveling at 38,000 kilometers an hour.
- Following splashdown, the astronauts will be examined aboard the USS John P. Murtha before NASA officials transport the crew to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for further medical evaluation.
- Space officials view Artemis as the start of a new era for space exploration, with the program aiming to plant boots on the moon by 2028.
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‘Emotional roller-coaster’: Astronaut's local family eager to meet up after historic journey
'He is just a great guy to hang out with and, obviously, he is super smart. When he became an astronaut, we all knew he was going to do great things,' Barrie Fire Chief Kevin White says of brother-in-law Jeremy Hansen
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Ingersoll astronaut Jeremy Hansen's trip around the moon
On the final full day of the historic Artemis II mission around the moon, we're reflecting on the deep-space journey of Southwestern Ontario astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his NASA crewmates – who went farther from Earth than anyone in human history. They're set to return to Earth on Friday, with "splashdown" expected off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET.
·London, Canada
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