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

NextSpaceflight page

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!