The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen—are preparing for their return to Earth after a historic 10-day lunar journey. Their Orion capsule is scheduled to re-enter the atmosphere and splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego at approximately 8:07 p.m. EDT (5:07 p.m. PDT) on Friday, April 10. Helicopter recovery teams will retrieve the crew from the spacecraft within two hours of landing and transport them to the USS John P. Murtha. There, the astronauts will receive medical checkups before heading to shore and flying to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

(SeaPRwire) –   The Artemis II crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, is returning home after a record-setting 10-day mission around the Moon. Their Orion spacecraft is slated to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and touch down in the ocean off San Diego at about 8:07 p.m. EDT (5:07 p.m. PDT) this Friday, April 10.

Following splashdown, recovery teams in helicopters will extract the astronauts from Orion within a two-hour window and fly them to the USS John P. Murtha. Onboard the ship, the crew will have post-mission medical assessments. They will then be transported to shore to catch a flight to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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