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Artemis II Splashdown Live: Timeline of Events, Minute by Minute
The four astronauts aboard Orion are testing deep-space systems and life support before NASA’s next lunar missions.
- On Friday, April 10, 2026, NASA's Artemis II Orion capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, concluding the four-person crew's historic 10-day lunar mission.
- The four-person crew, including NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover, plus Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, launched April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center to test deep-space systems.
- Orion will endure 3,000-degree Fahrenheit conditions during re-entry as the heat shield protects astronauts from extreme friction. Landing conditions include 12 mph winds and waves under 4 feet, well within NASA safety limits.
- Following splashdown, recovery teams will deliver astronauts to the USS John P. Murtha, where they will "undergo post-mission medical evaluations in the ship's medical bay" before traveling to NASA Johnson Space Center.
- This successful test flight demonstrates that humans can travel safely beyond low Earth orbit, positioning NASA's Artemis campaign to pursue a possible 2028 moon landing and sustained lunar exploration.
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The crew of Artemis II is in the final hours of its historic mission around the moon, with splashdown expected off the coast of San Diego. From liftoff to reentry, the mission has been closely watched, and officials say the final minutes will be the most critical. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center, teams are focused on the spacecraft’s reentry and recovery.
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The Independent (US)Nasa shares Artemis II splashdown timeline and re-entry milestones
The astronauts are set to splash down off the coast of San Diego, California
·London, United Kingdom
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