Video Shows Artemis II Splashdown in Return to Earth

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. ET Friday, concluding a roughly 10-day journey that took humans farther from Earth than ever before.

Artemis II splashdown: See the crucial timeline of events in return to Earth

The Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth Friday evening, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean southwest of San Diego after a historic trip to the moon. Here’s how they did it.

Artemis astronauts will face big physical challenges as they deal with Earth’s gravity again: ‘Almost impossible to walk in a straight line’

“With eyes closed, it was almost impossible to walk in a straight line,” NASA astronaut Andreas Mogensen previously said while recalling the side effects following a 200-day stint in space in 2024 as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission.