KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — As the Artemis II crew enters Day 8 of their mission, they will be busy testing out a special garment and taking manual control of the Orion capsule. Artemis II's Cmdr. Reid ...

Post-recovery inspections revealed that the Artemis II Orion heat shield had suffered less ablation and damage than the heat shield used on Artemis I. Credit: Matt Hartman As preparations for NASA’s ...

Following NASA's Artemis II mission successfully splashing down on Earth, engineers started diving into detailed analysis of data to assess how key systems and subsystems on the Orion spacecraft, SLS ...

The four astronauts who flew in Nasa's Artemis II mission around the Moon have splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after a flawless return. The crew are now safely aboard a waiting ship and ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A special ops Navy dive medical team from San Diego were the first people to greet the Artemis II crew when they arrived back on Earth after their historic moon mission.

Apart from pesky issues with the spacecraft’s toilet and waste disposal system, most of the Artemis II mission has proceeded like clockwork. NASA has made few changes to the flight plan since the ...

WASHINGTON — The first human mission beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years successfully concluded with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean April 10. The Orion spacecraft Integrity splashed down in ...

The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission are safely back on Earth after a nine-day mission took them on a trip around the moon and back, sending humans deeper into space than ever before. To come home ...

The crew landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego shortly after 8 p.m. ET, following a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator of NASA’s ...

NASA officials were all smiles in their post-splashdown news conference Friday night from Houston, with exploration ground systems program manager Shawn Quinn describing Artemis II's successful return ...

The heat shield is on the underside of the spacecraft, where it will protect the Artemis II crew upon entry into Earth's atmosphere. Trump promises mass pardons to staff before leaving office Watch ...

The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts has successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07PM Eastern time on April 10. It signals the conclusion of Artemis II's 10-day ...