Artemis II set for fiery re-entry and lunar-eclipse awe on Pacific splashdown

Artemis II’s four astronauts — Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen — are nearing a Pacific splashdown off California after a 10-day lunar flyby, preparing for a fiery re-entry through the atmosphere at speeds near 23,800 mph; amid milestones, they shared awe at the Earth–Moon eclipse seen from the far side, spoke of the mission as a relay-style team effort, and paid tribute to Wiseman’s late wife Carroll by proposing two lunar craters named Carroll and Integrity; the recovery will be handled by the USS John P. Murtha, with crater-name decisions to come from the International Astronomical Union.