Artemis II: Crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean after historic mission

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM

(NEW YORK) -- NASA's Artemis II mission lifted off on April 1 at 6:35 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The four-person crew completed a 695,081 -mile, 10-day journey around the moon, also known as a lunar fly-by.

A "textbook" splashdown took place at 8:07 p.m. ET on Friday, April 10.

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