Splashdown! Artemis II Crew Return Safely To Earth

The Orion capsule and its four astronauts made their date with the Pacific.

The NASA spacecraft carrying the four astronauts of Artemis II — Commander Reid Wiseman , 50, pilot Victor Glover, 49, Christina Koch, 47, and Jeremy Hansen, 50 — splashed down as planned off the coast of San Diego, California at 5:07pm Pacific time, in perfect weather.

The safe return of …