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Artemis II seals historic lunar return with Pacific splashdown

Artemis II completes humanity’s first lunar round trip in over 50 years, ending with a Pacific splashdown of the Orion capsule 'Integrity' after an automated, high-speed descent; the crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—witnessed lunar far-side views, a solar eclipse, and Earth from space, paving the way for the next crewed Moon landing and a permanent lunar base later this decade, with recovery by the US Navy off California.

via Al Jazeera|

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Artemis II wraps up historic crewed lunar loop with a safe splashdown

NASA's Artemis II crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—completed a nine‑day mission around the Moon aboard the Orion capsule Integrity, then splashed down safely in the Pacific after a high‑speed re‑entry and a six‑minute comms blackout. The astronauts were taken for medical checks aboard the USS John P. Murtha and will head to Houston; President Donald Trump welcomed them home. NASA says the mission validates its updated heat‑shield re‑entry plan and sets the stage for Artemis III (Earth‑orbital rendezvous tests in mid‑2027) and Artemis IV (Moon landing planned for 2028), though targets may shift and the hardest part lies ahead.

via BBC|

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Artemis II returns as NASA lines up Artemis III's 2027 moon mission

Artemis II has safely splashed down in the Pacific after a 10-day lunar orbit, with NASA confirming the crew is happy and healthy and headed to Houston for medical checks. NASA says it will use what it learned to inform Artemis III, targeted for 2027 to test a lunar lander in Earth orbit (with SpaceX/Blue Origin involvement), and Artemis IV for an early-2028 lunar surface landing. The agency plans to reuse hundreds of Orion components and continues to advance a sustainable lunar program, applying lessons from Artemis II to flight operations and control rooms.

via Fox News|

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Artemis II Returns After Record-Setting Lunar Flyby

NASA's Artemis II crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—completed a nearly 10-day mission that included a record-breaking lunar flyby, reaching a farthest distance of 252,756 miles from Earth before splashing down off the California coast at 5:07 p.m. PDT. The voyage tested Orion’s life-support and control systems, demonstrated manual piloting, and gathered data to inform Artemis III and a sustained lunar presence, while NASA documented thousands of lunar images and conducted scientific investigations.

via NASA (.gov)|

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Artemis 2 returns four astronauts from historic lunar flyby

Artemis 2 ended with a safe splashdown off the San Diego coast after a record-breaking four‑person lunar flyby, marking the first crewed return from lunar distance in more than 50 years and setting the stage for Artemis 3 and a broader Moon program aiming for a southern moon‑pole outpost.

via Space|

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Artemis II completes circumlunar mission, crew splashes down safely

NASA’s Orion crew module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California just after 8 p.m. ET, returning four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—from Artemis II, a circumlunar mission that looped around the Moon and tested systems ahead of future lunar landings.

via The Washington Post|

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Artemis II returns: four astronauts splash down after lunar flyby

Artemis II's four-astronaut crew safely splashed down in the Pacific off California after a 10-day mission that included a lunar flyby; NASA said all four are in good condition as recovery teams prepared the inflatable 'front porch' raft and began extracting them from the Orion capsule for medical checks aboard the recovery ship.

via CNN|

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Artemis II seals a landmark lunar milestone with a Pacific splashdown

Artemis II’s four-astronaut crew completed humanity’s first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years, reaching a record distance of about 252,756 miles and capturing the far side of the Moon plus a total solar eclipse. The Orion capsule, named Integrity, reentered the atmosphere at Mach 33 and made a controlled Pacific splashdown, marking a historic homecoming that sets the stage for future Artemis missions and a sustainable Moon program.

via ABC7 Los Angeles|

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Artemis II completes record Moon voyage and heads home

Artemis II’s four astronauts wrap up a ten-day mission around the Moon, traveling farther from Earth than any human before, capturing unprecedented images and sharing messages from space, while preparing for a Pacific splashdown as mission control and the public await the historic re-entry.

via BBC|

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Artemis II Recovery Gets Navy Dive Medical Team Aboard USS John P. Murtha

The U.S. Navy's dive medical recovery team from EODGRU-1 is aboard USS John P. Murtha to support NASA's Artemis II, retrieving the crew and Orion after their Pacific splashdown following a lunar flyby, as Artemis II becomes the first deep-space mission in more than five decades.

via usff.navy.mil|

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Artemis II Braces for Reentry as Heat Shield Flaws Loom

Ahead of Artemis II’s planned California splashdown, NASA acknowledges known flaws in the capsule’s heat shield—a design linked to Artemis I’s crack, and lacking a backup shield. Officials say a modified reentry path and crew safety measures will mitigate risk during the 5,000-degree-F heat, which makes the final ~13 minutes of flight the mission’s most perilous phase. Experts including Charlie Camarda warn of possible catastrophe, while NASA asserts the shield’s overall thermal performance has met or exceeded expectations; the four astronauts have been sending personal messages home as they approach splashdown.

via Yahoo|

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Artemis II Returns Home After Record Moon Flyby

NASA’s Artemis II mission ends with the Orion capsule splashing down in the Pacific off San Diego after a 10-day lunar flyby, bringing the crew of four—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—home and making them the latest to travel beyond low Earth orbit. The mission set a distance record of about 252,756 miles from Earth, tested life support, radiation detectors and future deep-space gear, and included moments of emotion and teamwork as the crew prepared for a 2028 crewed Moon landing while NASA plans the next steps at Johnson Space Center before a Houston reunion with families.

via The Guardian|

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Artemis II returns: crew awakens for record-speed Earth splashdown

Artemis II’s four astronauts wake for the mission’s final phase, prepping for a high-speed return from a 10‑day lunar cruise. They’re set to reenter at about 25,000 mph and splash down off San Diego around 8:07 p.m. EDT, with NASA’s live coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The heat shield—nearly the same as Artemis I’s and a known risk—will be closely watched as commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen bring the crew home, potentially making them the fastest humans to splash down in the Pacific, recovered by the USS John Murtha.

via Live Science|

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Artemis II readies for a controlled, fiery reentry and Pacific splashdown

Artemis II's four-person Orion is returning to Earth on Friday with a tightly choreographed entry: the Crew Module will separate from the Service Module at 7:33 pm ET, perform final trajectory tweaks, and enter the atmosphere at about 7:53 pm ET at roughly 24,000 mph, enduring peak heat up to 3,000°F during an eight-minute heat-load and a six-minute plasma blackout before a splashdown off Southern California around 8:07 pm ET; NASA redesigned the heat shield entry profile after Artemis I, and recovery by USS John P. Murtha will extract the crew—Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman—and ferry them to Houston the next morning.

via Ars Technica|

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Artemis 2's fiery reentry: what to expect on the way home

NASA’s Artemis 2 crew will return from the Moon in the Orion capsule, following a tightly choreographed 13‑minute reentry: the heat shield will endure up to 5,000°F at about 24,000 mph with a brief radio blackout, then parachutes will slow the capsule for a splashdown in the Pacific off San Diego around 8:07 p.m. EDT; recovery by Navy divers will follow, followed by medical checks and transport home.

via Space|

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