When a spacecraft returns to Earth, it’s basically falling from space at incredible speed. To land safely, it first has to slow down. As it reenters the atmosphere, air resistance creates intense ...

So how did the Artemis II crew members save themselves from the sharks after landing on the ocean? According to NASA, the safety of the astronauts is maintained by a specific recovery team that is ...

SAN DIEGO — The Navy said it has chosen the San Diego-based amphibious warship USS John P. Murtha to recover the four Artemis II astronauts when their Orion space capsule splashes into the ocean west ...

Now that’s a space-time continuum. The Artemis II crew has been tracking their time away in high style with analog-digital Omega wristwatches designed specifically for space travel — but one of the ...

The four Artemis II astronauts are back safely on Earth after flying around the moon on NASA’s first lunar mission in more than 50 years. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

NASA's Orion spacecraft is seen as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, Friday, April 10, 2026. Ten days after their historic mission around the moon, the four astronauts on the ...

SAN DIEGO — The Navy said Monday it has chosen the San Diego-based amphibious warship USS John P. Murtha to recover the four Artemis II astronauts when their Orion space capsule splashes into the ...

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have returned safely to Earth, completing the first crewed mission to travel around the Moon in more than 50 years. The Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean ...

The crew landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego shortly after 8 p.m. ET, following a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator of NASA’s ...

The four astronauts touched down on Earth off the coast of California, concluding historic 10-day mission Artemis II splashdown! – in pictures The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion ...

It took NASA and U.S. Navy recovery teams less than two hours to secure the floating capsule and retrieve the four crew members.