The Artemis II crew lands safely off San Diego after a moon mission

After NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman landed on the moon USS John P. Murtha Before landing, share a massage with those who help with the astronauts’ recovery.

“I have no doubt that you will all execute this flawlessly when we get these astronauts to complete the ultimate mission. Historical mission“Space travel is further than any human being has ever gone before,” he said.

ARTEMIS II nears the end of a historic mission with a launch off the coast of California

Recovery forces approach Artemis II after it crashed off the coast of San Diego on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets Capt. Eric Kenney, commanding officer of the USS John P. Murtha, as NASA and U.S. Army teams prepare for the return of the Artemis 2 crew to Earth in the Pacific Ocean off California on April 10, 2026. (Bill Ingalls/NASA)

He added: “For the first time, we have entered the lunar environment in more than half a century.” “We’re back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon again.”

Isaacman added that once Artemis III will launch in 2028 For the first lunar landing in decades, NASA plans to stay and build a lunar base.

Artemis II astronauts view the Apollo 18 flag from space

Artemis II during landing on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA)

After being helped out of the Orion crew module, the four astronauts – Commander Reed Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen – were transferred aboard the USS John P. Murtha to… Post-mission medical evaluation.

U.S. Navy divers prepare to launch from the USS John P. Murtha to recover crew members for Artemis 2 and NASA’s Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on April 10, 2026. (Bill Ingalls/NASA)

The Orion spacecraft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Friday at a speed of about 25,000 mph, slowing to about 20 mph using an 11-parachute sequence before landing in the ocean about 60 miles off the coast at 5:07 p.m. local time.

The Orion spacecraft’s side door opens, as recovery efforts continue after the Artemis 2 spacecraft went down on Friday, April 10, 2026, off the coast of San Diego, California. (NASA)

Recovery forces approach Artemis II after it crashed off the coast of San Diego on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA)

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Artemis II during landing on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA)

Artemis II during landing on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA)

Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the crooked limb of the Moon in this image taken by the Artemis II crew as they traveled around the far side of the Moon. (NASA)

During its return, temperatures outside the spacecraft reached 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

The last time astronauts went to the moon was in December 1972 on the Apollo 17 mission, three years after humans first landed on the moon in Apollo 11 mission In 1969.