Artemis II Astronauts Return From Moon With a Splashdown to Close Out Record-Breaking Lunar Voyage

Source WTTW
Original Load Date April 10, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated April 10, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-astronauts-return-moon-splashdown-close-out-record-breaking-lunar-voyage

Article Preview

HOUSTON (AP) — Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose record-breaking lunar flyby revealed not only swaths of...