"It flew like a dream."

Different members of the Artemis II crew comment on what it was like to manually pilot the Orion spacecraft during their lunar mission.

"We launched as friends, and we came back as best friends."

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman takes a moment to thank the world before today's crew news conference at @NASA_Johnson.

Today at 2:30pm ET (1830 UTC), the Artemis II astronauts will discuss their historic mission around the Moon now that they have returned from their record-setting journey. t.co/IaetEOq99S

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The bad news? There is no more Artemis II live mission coverage for you to watch. The good news? New Artemis II imagery continues to roll in.

We're continuing to unveil new images from the Artemis II mission. You can find them here: t.co/o2t8RrFU2g

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The Orion spacecraft, the Moon, and the Earth — all in one frame.

This image was captured during the sixth day of the Artemis II mission as our astronauts successfully circled the Moon.

"We are fortunate to be in this agency at this time together."

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover expresses gratitude for everyone who supported him throughout his lunar mission.

"We are a mirror, reflecting you."

Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen discusses ways that the crew worked together and supported each other throughout their lunar mission.

"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew."

Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."

"It's a special thing to be a human and it's a special thing to be on planet Earth."

Remarks from Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman upon arriving to @NASA_Johnson.

The astronauts. Their ride around the Moon.

The Artemis II astronauts pose for a group photo after viewing their Orion spacecraft — which they named Integrity — in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha following their splashdown.

The Artemis II astronauts were all smiles on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown.

We can achieve great things when we work together.

The Artemis II recovery team includes specialists from the U.S. military alongside engineers and technicians from NASA and Lockheed Martin.

Look closely and you can see our fifth and smallest crew member crossing the flight deck with @Astro_Reid. Rise has returned to Earth!

Orion’s crew and service module have separated. The crew module continues on its path towards Earth while the service module will harmlessly burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II return trajectory is designed to ensure any remaining...

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Hello, Earth.

The third return burn for the Artemis II mission occurred at 2:53pm ET (1853 UTC), refining Orion’s path for atmospheric entry and splashdown. During the maneuver, the spacecraft made precise adjustments to stay on its targeted course home.

The Orion spacecraft’s thrusters ignited for the second return trajectory correction burn to fine‑tune the spacecraft’s path toward Earth.

Splashdown of Artemis II is expected around 8:07pm ET on Friday, April 10 (0007 UTC on Saturday, April 11), off the coast of San Diego.

"But ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.” — @Astro_Christina

The Artemis II crew captured this view of a crescent Earth above the horizon on the Moon’s far side on April 6, 2026.

And here is an image of the batons mentioned!

“This is a relay race.”

Mission specialist Christina Koch describes how the Artemis II astronauts have not only been focused on their mission — but on all future Artemis missions, which will build on their lessons learned and successes.

The Artemis II astronauts recently showed off some of their historic cargo aboard the Orion spacecraft, including the American flag prepared for the Apollo 18 mission. The Apollo 18 and 19 missions were cancelled in September 1970 to focus on Skylab and developing the Shuttle.

That's the end of my takeover of the Artemis accounts!! Thanks for flying along with me. In the words of my bestie Victor Glover, we love you from the Moon!!!! 🫶 Rise out!!

Can't get enough of me???? (I don't blame you!)

I have my own exhibit at the Fleet Science Center in San Diego April 9, 10, and 11! -Rise

I'm floating around keeping an eye on all the cool science happening on Artemis II!

My besties are conducting research on human health, observing the Moon's surface, and collecting data that will help prepare us for longer missions in space. -Rise

This is the Orion spacecraft from Artemis I!!!!

My besties at NASA used a bunch of data from Artemis I to design the Artemis II mission. And they'll do the same thing with Artemis II's data for the next missions!! -Rise

My design was inspired by the iconic Earthrise image from the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. And you know what’s crazy?? My besties and I took a photo a couple days ago that’s pretty similar!! What do you think??? -Rise

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COPY, MOON JOY?? I AM MOON JOY!!!! -Rise

Selfie time!!! My crew snapped this photo of me and my bestie @Astro_Christina using one of the solar array wing cameras on our Orion spacecraft!

When we're not taking selfies, we take pictures of the Moon and Earth and record what we see for scientists back home. -Rise

Check out my cool ride!

On April 1, I rode into Earth’s orbit with my besties on top of the Space Launch System rocket. 🚀-Rise

PS - If you missed the launch you can watch it here (good thing you can’t hear me screaming over the sound of the liftoff!): t.co/AxA...

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Flying into space wasn’t the first time I flew…………

This is me with my besties flying to @NASAKennedy ahead of the launch of Artemis II!!!! At the time I thought this was really high up… but then I flew 252,756 miles away from Earth and now this doesn’t seem so bad 😅 -Rise