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NASA Artemis II Mission Concludes with Safe Splashdown of Four Astronauts After Lunar Flyby
The Artemis II crew, including NASA's Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen, completed a nine-day mission orbiting the Moon and returned to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. The mission marked the first crewed flight of NASA's Artemis program since Apollo and set records for distance traveled from Earth.
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The mission's pilot served on the crew.
The commander led the mission, while a representative from the Canadian Space Agency was part of the crew.
The crew launched on the Orion capsule and conducted a lunar flyby. Artemis II follows the uncrewed Artemis I test flight. Post-mission, the astronauts will analyze data on flight hardware and emergency systems performance.
The crew is expected to train future crews and apply mission insights to subsequent Artemis phases.
“To the young women and aspiring explorers out there: never doubt what you’re capable of.”
The Artemis program seeks to return humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972 and prepare for Mars exploration. Artemis II tested crew operations in deep space, confirming the viability of Orion for longer durations.
