Artemis II image archive
Airmen of the 45th Weather Squadron prepare a weather balloon for launch as NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force...
Airmen of the 45th Weather Squadron prepare a weather balloon for launch as NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams continue to prepare for the the return of the Artemis II crewmembers to Earth, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, onboard USS John P. Murtha in the Pacific Ocean off the c...
- Date
- Apr 15, 2026
- Mission
- Artemis II
- Archive ID
- artemis-ii-recovery-preparations-25
Airmen of the 45th Weather Squadron prepare a weather balloon for launch as NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams continue to prepare for the the return of the Artemis II crewmembers to Earth, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, onboard USS John P. Murtha 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) on Friday, April 10.
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NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and...
![3]NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen as the agency’s Landing and Recovery team, along with U.S. Navy personnel work to recover...](https://spacetelescope.app/storage/thumbnails/e8542fd68fdb150872e4abd2ef852b90_thumb.webp)
3]NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen as the agency’s Landing and Recovery team, along with U.S. Navy personnel work to recover...
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P. Murtha...
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