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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman launches a weather balloon for the 45th Weather Squadron from USS John P. Murtha as NASA...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman launches a weather balloon for the 45th Weather Squadron from USS John P. Murtha as NASA and U.S. military teams prepare for the return of the Artemis II crewmembers to Earth, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Californ...

Date
Apr 11, 2026
Mission
Artemis II
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman launches a weather balloon for the 45th Weather Squadron from USS John P. Murtha as NASA and U.S. military teams prepare for the return of the Artemis II crewmembers to Earth, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission is taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen are scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT). Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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