Artemis II Reentry and Splashdown Thread
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Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-04-11, 00:07 Scheduled for (local) 2026-04-10, 20:07 (EDT) Mission Artemis II Splashdown site Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, USA Vehicle Orion Commander Reid Wiseman 🇺🇸 Pilot Victor Glover 🇺🇸 Mission Specialist 1 Christina Koch 🇺🇸 Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen 🇨🇦 Return Orbit High Earth Orbit, lunar free return trajectory Livestreams
Stream Link NASA YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A NASA+ https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-comes-home-official-broadcast/ NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veRvxj-5VQ Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHP2VUQmzXo SpaceflightNow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-JvBIhGFg The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL65E9V_cF8 Everyday Astronaut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lSg8J8ZSrs International Rocket Launches https://www.youtube.com/@IntRocketLaunch/streams Approximate timeline (UTC)
Thanks @pageflight@piefed.social!
- 2026-04-10 21:05:00 Crew begins working through entry checklist, including donning entry suits
- 2026-04-10 23:48:00 Orion crew and service module separation
- 2026-04-10 23:51:00 Crew module raise burn
- 2026-04-11 00:08:00 Entry interface, while still 400,000 feet above Earth
- 2026-04-11 00:21:00 Splashdown
- 2026-04-11 00:28:00 Crew module reaction control system safing
- 2026-04-11 00:36:00 Orion Final power down
Feel free to post updates, discussions, questions, etc. in the comments!
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Scheduled for (UTC) 2026-04-11, 00:07 Scheduled for (local) 2026-04-10, 20:07 (EDT) Mission Artemis II Splashdown site Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, USA Vehicle Orion Commander Reid Wiseman 🇺🇸 Pilot Victor Glover 🇺🇸 Mission Specialist 1 Christina Koch 🇺🇸 Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen 🇨🇦 Return Orbit High Earth Orbit, lunar free return trajectory Livestreams
Stream Link NASA YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A NASA+ https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-comes-home-official-broadcast/ NASASpaceflight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veRvxj-5VQ Space Affairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHP2VUQmzXo SpaceflightNow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-JvBIhGFg The Launch Pad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL65E9V_cF8 Everyday Astronaut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lSg8J8ZSrs International Rocket Launches https://www.youtube.com/@IntRocketLaunch/streams Approximate timeline (UTC)
Thanks @pageflight@piefed.social!
- 2026-04-10 21:05:00 Crew begins working through entry checklist, including donning entry suits
- 2026-04-10 23:48:00 Orion crew and service module separation
- 2026-04-10 23:51:00 Crew module raise burn
- 2026-04-11 00:08:00 Entry interface, while still 400,000 feet above Earth
- 2026-04-11 00:21:00 Splashdown
- 2026-04-11 00:28:00 Crew module reaction control system safing
- 2026-04-11 00:36:00 Orion Final power down
Feel free to post updates, discussions, questions, etc. in the comments!
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