…..Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy!

CALIFORNIA-(MaraviPost)-The NASA Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07 p.m. EDT (0007 UTC), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

The Orion spacecraft, carrying the four astronauts, landed safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, marking a successful conclusion to the groundbreaking journey.

The mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, saw the crew travel over 685,000 miles in a massive figure-eight around the Moon and back to Earth.

During their journey, the astronauts observed the Moon’s far side, took stunning photos, and conducted scientific experiments, paving the way for future lunar missions.

The Artemis II crew, consisting of commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, became the first humans to travel to the Moon’s vicinity since Apollo 17 in 1972.

The successful splashdown marks a major milestone in NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at returning humans to the Moon and eventually sending astronauts to Mars.

The astronauts are currently undergoing medical evaluations on the USS John P. Murtha, a Navy amphibious dock ship, after being retrieved from the Orion capsule.

The mission’s success is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the thousands of people involved in the Artemis program, and it sets the stage for future lunar exploration.