Artemis II astronauts sent heartfelt messages to their families ahead of their journey back to Earth on Friday (10 April). US astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after returning from the Moon. Before their historic journey home, the crew sent messages to their loved ones during a call on Thursday with Senator Katie Britt. Hansen, after saying he learns more from his children than they do from him, offered a message to young people. “All you have to do on any given day is just get up and do your best and try to find joy in your day and try to contribute in a meaningful and positive way. “I think we as humans, we put too much pressure on ourselves, looking for perfection.”

On Wednesday, two days after their moon flyby, the crew of the Artemis II mission settled in for a day of preparation to return to Earth.

The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

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The four astronauts are set to touch down on Earth and conclude the 10-day mission after completing moon flyby

If all goes well, the crew will end up bobbing safely in the ocean aboard its Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, shortly after 8 p.m. ET off the coast of San Diego.

NASA’s four Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after a historic moon mission, with Orion set for Pacific splashdown shortly after 8 p.m. ET.

A new video showing the crew of Artemis II experiencing ‘moon joy’ during their historic trip through space has been released by NASA as they return to earth. The astronauts,…

The Artemis II crew has reached the last part of its mission to circle the moon in a first step to returning humans to its surface -- splashdown day.

Their 13-minute fiery plunge through the atmosphere concluded a historic mission that went deeper into space than anyone had flown before.

The astronauts will have medical checks and will be reunited with their families.

Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day mission around the moon

Gli astronauti sono sulla Terra, l’ammaraggio nel Pacifico con un fuoriprogramma

Missione compiuta. La capsula Orion è ammarata nell'oceano Pacifico, al largo delle coste della California, a Sud-Ovest di San Diego. Si conclude così il viaggio di Artemis...

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.

The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego with all four astronauts in good health

Nine days, one hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds after their launch from Cape Canaveral, the four crew members of Artemis II splashed down about 85 kilometers off the coast of…

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