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The Artemis II crew–Mission Specialist Christina Koch (L), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (C), Commander Reid Wiseman (R), and Pilot Victor Glover (2nd R)–take a group picture inside the Orion spacecraft Integrity on their way home on April 7, 2026. Courtesy of NASA
President Donald Trump congratulated the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission after their spacecraft splashed into the Pacific Ocean on April 10, capping their 10-day lunar voyage.
Artemis II, NASA’s 10-day test flight around the moon, concluded just after 5 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. ET, on April 10 when the Orion spacecraft gently parachuted into the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California.
