WATCH LIVE: Orion Spaceship To Splash Down in the Pacific Ocean at 8:07 PM ET – Return to Earth Concludes the Historic Artemis II Lunar Mission UPDATE: Perfect Reentry and Splash Down, All Astronauts in Good Shape!
Image by Thampithangavelu/Wiki Commons Welcome back, Artemis II’s crew! Artemis II’s historic journey to the moon orbit and back is set to conclude with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean this Friday evening. Splashdown is expected at around 8:07 p.m. ET at some 80 miles off the coast of San Diego. This will crown the ten-day, 685,000-mile mission, the first crewed flight to the moon