{"id":23546,"date":"2026-04-10T22:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/artemis-ii-returns-to-earth-after-historic-10-day-mission-around-the-moon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:52:06","slug":"artemis-ii-returns-to-earth-after-historic-10-day-mission-around-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/artemis-ii-returns-to-earth-after-historic-10-day-mission-around-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II returns to Earth after historic 10-day mission around the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 10 days, over 800,000 km traveled, and a historic flyby of the Moon, Artemis II returned to Earth on Friday evening. Orion CM-003 <em>Integrity<\/em>, which served as the home for the mission\u2019s four-person crew since April 1, reentered Earth\u2019s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean before ultimately splashing down off the coast of San Diego, California.<\/p>\n<p><em>Integrity<\/em>&nbsp;splashed down on Friday, April 10, at 5:07 PM PDT (00:07 UTC on Saturday, April 11). Entry interface, or the moment when <em>Integrity&nbsp;<\/em>entered Earth\u2019s atmosphere, began 13 minutes before splashdown at 4:54 PM PDT (11:54 UTC). At that moment, Orion was traveling at a velocity of over 38,000 km per hour, marking the fastest atmospheric reentry performed by a crewed spacecraft since Apollo 17 in 1972. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Artemis II Astronauts Return To Earth - Re-entry and Splashdown\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_veRvxj-5VQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"fitvid0\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-14=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-21=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Artemis II mission recap<\/p>\n<p>Artemis II launched atop a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, at 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC). Situated within Orion <em>Integrity <\/em>were three NASA astronauts \u2014 commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch \u2014 and a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut<em>,<\/em> mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Artemis II Returned to Earth &amp; What\u2019s Next for NASA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nDgo02-jDzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"fitvid1\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-14=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-21=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>All components of SLS and Orion performed nominally during launch and ascent, with SLS placing <em>Integrity<\/em> on a trajectory so accurate that several of the pre-planned orbital trajectory correction burns were canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Following a proximity operation demonstration with SLS\u2019s Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) upper stage on Flight Day 1,&nbsp;<em>Integrity<\/em> fired the AJ10 main engine on its European Service Module (ESM) on Flight Day 2 for the translunar injection burn \u2014 the first to be performed in over 52 years. Over the next several days, the Artemis II crew conducted a variety of experiments, demonstrations, and tests with Orion, validating several key systems and procedures for future Artemis missions to the Moon.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112837\" class=\"wp-image-112837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_9771-wmarked-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artemis II launches from LC-39B on April 1. (Credit: Max Evans for NSF)<\/p>\n<p>Finally, on Flight Day 6, after entering the lunar sphere of influence the day before,&nbsp;<em>Integrity<\/em> and her crew performed a flyby of the Moon. During their planned seven-hour observation period, the crew viewed the Moon\u2019s near and far sides through Orion\u2019s windows, imaging the lunar surface and discussing various regions of scientific interest with science teams on Earth. During a communications blackout period, as the Moon blocked <em>Integrity<\/em>\u2018s view of Earth, the crew reached the furthest point of their journey \u2014 406,771 km from Earth \u2014 breaking Apollo 13\u2019s record as the most distant human spaceflight in history. At its closest approach to the Moon,&nbsp;<em>Integrity<\/em> was 6,545 km from the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p>The mission\u2019s lunar flyby period was capped by a solar eclipse, during which, from the crew\u2019s perspective, the Moon eclipsed the Sun for 57 minutes. The eclipse allowed observations of the solar corona and Earthshine, reflected light from Earth that illuminates the night side of the lunar surface. During the entire lunar flyby, the crew regularly captured photos and videos, some of which have already been released by NASA.<\/p>\n<p>On their return journey from the Moon, the crew conducted additional demonstrations and experiments with Orion, including a radiation-shielding demonstration.&nbsp; The crew also took time to debrief the lunar flyby with the science team, discussing notes and analyzing imagery taken during the flyby. The four crew members also participated in several pre-planned public affairs events and media conferences during their outbound and return trips.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112838\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/art002e009301large-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of the solar eclipse seen by the Artemis II crew on April 6. (Credit: NASA)<\/p>\n<p>Return to Earth<\/p>\n<p>Flight Day 10, the day of reentry and landing, began with Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen continuing to configure <em>Integrity<\/em> for its return to Earth. This included removing cargo and locker netting, re-installing their seats in the center of Orion, and securing loose items in the capsule. The crew also reviewed entry timelines, participated in a recovery weather briefing, and was updated on the status of recovery forces in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"widget-title penci-border-arrow\">See Also<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Artemis II Return Updates<\/li>\n<li>Orion Forum Section<\/li>\n<li>Artemis Archives<\/li>\n<li>Click here to Join L2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As with launch, a variety of weather criteria must be met before a spacecraft\u2019s landing. For Artemis II\u2019s splashdown and recovery operations, wave height, wind speed, and cloud coverage had to be within certain pre-determined ranges, and the chosen splashdown site had to have good visibility conditions. Specifically, there could not have been be any precipitation or thunderstorms within 55.56 km of the chosen landing site, wave height must have been below 1.8 m, and wind speed must have been under 25 knots.<\/p>\n<p><em>Integrity<\/em> completed its third and final return trajectory correction burn at a mission elapsed time (MET) of MET+08:20:33 days. This final burn ensured that <em>Integrity<\/em> was on the correct trajectory for reentry into Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Artemis II did not require a deorbit burn as many low-Earth orbit missions do, as the mission\u2019s return trajectory was established with the translunar injection burn on Flight Day 2. Any trajectory correction burn since Flight Day 2 made only very small corrections to keep the spacecraft on the correct path.<\/p>\n<p>After donning their orange pressure suits and strapping themselves into their seats, the crew and&nbsp;<em>Integrity<\/em> were fully prepared for landing. <em>Integrity<\/em> and its ESM separated 42 minutes before splashdown, and at 4:37 PM PDT (11:37 UTC), the capsule conducted a trajectory-adjustment burn and a series of roll maneuvers to create distance from the ESM. The ESM burned up in the atmosphere during reentry and was not recovered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112839\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2450\" height=\"1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence.webp 2450w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence-350x196.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence-624x350.webp 624w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence-1920x1078.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-orion-lofted-entry-sequence-1170x657.webp 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2450px) 100vw, 2450px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic highlighting Artemis II\u2019s reentry sequence. (Credit: NASA)<\/p>\n<p><em>Integrity<\/em> then cruised toward Earth\u2019s atmosphere, continuing to accelerate all the way to entry interface. Just moments before entry interface began, <em>Integrity<\/em> reached its maximum velocity for the mission \u2014 38,405 km per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Entry interface began when <em>Integrity<\/em> was 122 km above Earth\u2019s surface. At 4:53 PM PDT (11:53 UTC), as plasma began to form around the exterior of the capsule due to atmospheric friction,&nbsp;<em>Integrity<\/em> entered a pre-planned communications blackout period, which lasted approximately six&nbsp;minutes.&nbsp;<em>Integrity <\/em>was forced into this communications blackout period due to the exterior plasma blocking radio communications to or from the capsule. The capsule experienced peak heating during this six-minute period, and the crew experienced up to 3.9 Gs.<\/p>\n<p>Once&nbsp;<em>Integrity<\/em> exited the blackout and communications were reestablished with the crew, the capsule continued descending through the atmosphere before jettisoning its forward bay cover. At 5:03 PM PDT (00:03 UTC), at an altitude of 6.70 km, the three drogue parachutes deployed, beginning the process of slowing <em>Integrity<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>to its splashdown velocity. A minute later, at an altitude of 1.83 km, the drogue parachutes were cut, and the main parachutes deployed. After fully unfurling, <em>Integrity<\/em>\u2018s velocity significantly slowed, and the capsule gently descended through the atmosphere at about 32 km per hour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112840\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52557349541_cbbc7ee5e1_o-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artemis I\u2019s Orion CM-002 under parachutes after a successful reentry in December 2022. (Credit: NASA)<\/p>\n<p>Finally, after a historic journey spanning over 800,000 km, Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, at 5:07 PM PDT (00:07 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following landing, <em>Integrity<\/em>\u2018s reaction control system, which uses toxic hypergolic propellants, was shut down and safed. Stationed near <em>Integrity<\/em>\u2018s landing zone was the USS John P. Murtha, from which recovery teams were deployed to the landing site via helicopters and boats. The Artemis II crew was then assisted out of <em>Integrity<\/em> and returned to the USS John P. Murtha by helicopter within two hours after splashdown, where they underwent medical evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>Once cleared from their post-splashdown medical evaluations, the crew will be returned to the California coast to board an aircraft and travel to NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Meanwhile, <em>Integrity&nbsp;<\/em>will be powered down, recovered, and brought to shore at a later time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112841\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2450\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack.webp 2450w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack-350x196.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack-625x350.webp 625w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack-1920x1075.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-groundtrack-1170x655.webp 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2450px) 100vw, 2450px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artemis II\u2019s reentry corridor. (Credit: NASA)<\/p>\n<p>Orion heat shield investigation and trajectory alterations<\/p>\n<p>Artemis I, the uncrewed precursor mission to Artemis II, launched in November 2022 with Orion CM-002, successfully splashing down in the Pacific Ocean in early December. Following post-flight inspections of Orion after reentry and splashdown, NASA engineers noted significant charring and excessive loss of the AVCOAT ablative material used on the capsule\u2019s heat shield. While NASA reported that temperatures within the habitable crew compartment of Orion never exceeded acceptable limits, the agency undertook a large-scale investigation into the Artemis I heat shield issues.<\/p>\n<p>Artemis I marked the first time NASA utilized a skip guidance entry trajectory for reentering Earth\u2019s atmosphere. During reentry, Orion dipped into the upper regions of Earth\u2019s atmosphere, using atmospheric drag to decelerate, before using its aerodynamic lift to increase altitude and \u201cskip\u201d out of the atmosphere. The capsule then completed a second and final descent into the atmosphere, culminating in a splashdown in the Pacific. This \u201ctwo-step\u201d reentry profile allows for more trajectory flexibility and increased range capabilities, while also reducing the overall G-force load astronauts within the capsule experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112842\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1-525x350.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1-1170x780.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1-585x390.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ksc-20240203-em1-cm-320-0-0001-1-263x175.jpeg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The heat shield used by Orion CM-002 on Artemis I. (Credit: NASA)<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s investigation into the Artemis I heat shield revealed that the significant AVCOAT charring and loss were due to this skip guidance entry profile. During Orion\u2019s first dip into the atmosphere, the capsule\u2019s exterior and heat shield experience heating from atmospheric friction. While exterior heating rates decreased between the first and second dips, the AVCOAT material retained thermal energy and released gases associated with its ablative material. Due to AVCOAT\u2019s lack of permeability (or porosity), however, these gases became trapped within the material, and when atmospheric pressure began to increase during the second dip, the AVCOAT material in the heat shield experienced cracking and uneven ablation.<\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of the review, NASA announced it would use the same AVCOAT-based heat shield design from Artemis I on the Orion set to fly on Artemis II, opting to modify the capsule\u2019s reentry trajectory rather than replace the heat shield. This modified trajectory will see <em>Integrity<\/em> take a steeper descent angle during reentry than Orion CM-002 on Artemis I, limiting the heat shield\u2019s exposure to the heating environment that created the erosion seen on Artemis I. This modified reentry trajectory will not utilize the \u201cskip\u201d technique used on Artemis I.<\/p>\n<p>While&nbsp;<em>Integrity <\/em>safely splashed down in the Pacific, NASA is expected to thoroughly investigate the heat shield and determine how it performed under the new trajectory. These investigations will inform future Artemis missions to the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to our YouTube livestream, NSF\u2019s social media accounts, particularly on X, will post regular updates on Artemis II\u2019s return to Earth.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Lead image: Integrity descends to the Pacific Ocean under parachutes. Credit: NASA)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NSF-2026-04-11-01-38-57-551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1842\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NSF-2026-04-11-01-38-57-551.jpg 1842w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NSF-2026-04-11-01-38-57-551-350x175.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NSF-2026-04-11-01-38-57-551-630x315.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NSF-2026-04-11-01-38-57-551-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NSF-2026-04-11-01-38-57-551-1170x584.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1842px) 100vw, 1842px\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 10 days, over 800,000 km traveled, and a historic flyby of the Moon, Artemis II returned to Earth on Friday evening. Orion CM-003 Integrity, which served as the home for the mission\u2019s four-person crew since April 1, reentered Earth\u2019s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean before ultimately splashing down off the coast of San Diego, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[304,7854,5942,7855,7856,950,137,625,190,640,423,3654],"class_list":["post-23546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-artemis","tag-artemis-i","tag-artemis-ii","tag-european-service-module","tag-heat-shield","tag-integrity","tag-lunar","tag-moon","tag-nasa","tag-orion","tag-reentry","tag-splashdown"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}