Howard Hu

More incredible imagery of Orion coming in from the @NASAArtemis II mission! Beautiful video capturing the moment Orion's crew module separated from the service module in preparation for reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

The @NASAArtemis II crew enjoying life inside our spacecraft! Our team worked hard to ensure Orion was prepared to carry the crew and support them with everything needed for their journey to the Moon.

After carrying the Artemis II crew 694,481 miles around the Moon and back, Orion is home at @NASAKennedy! Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, teams will now inspect the spacecraft, retrieve post flight data, and remove excess fuel and coolant.

One month since our historic @NASAArtemis II launch! Saw the crew module back at KSC this weekend — I'm so proud of our Orion/SLS/EGS teams. Orion carried Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy 694,481 miles on their record‑setting journey around the Moon. Welcome home, Integrity!

NASA takes center stage. Honoring the mission, the crew, and the thousands of people who made history happen. Featuring • Michael Altenhofen, Senior Advisor • John Blevins, SLS Chief Engineer • Judd Frieling, Artemis II Flight Director • Sarah Gillis, Senior Advisor • Dr. Lori Glaze, Head of Artemis • Jared Isaacman, Administrator • Amit Kshatriya, Associate Administrator • Tyler Nester, Artemis II Chief Engineer • Luis Saucedo, Orion Program • Liliana Villarreal, Artemis II Landing Recovery Director • Dr. Kelsey Young, Artemis II Science Lead • Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis Launch Director • Branelle Rodriguez, Artemis Orion Vehicle Manager @NASA | @NASAAdmin | @NASAArtemis

Great to see some of our Orion leadership, who were key in sending our crew around the Moon inside Orion on the @NASAArtemis II mission, alongside the @NASAAdmin at the NYSE!

For all humanity. 🌎🚀 From the Moon to the White House — Artemis II is just the beginning.

Breathtaking views from Orion!

Thank you for following Artemis II. We’re just getting started. Welcome to the Artemis generation.

The astronauts. Their ride around the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts pose for a group photo after viewing their Orion spacecraft — which they named Integrity — in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha following their splashdown.

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

LIVE: They are coming home. Watch as the Artemis II crew returns to Earth, splashing down at around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Fist bump! 👊 The Artemis II crew is now under 35,000 miles from Earth. The astronauts are preparing the spacecraft for reentry and the weather is looking good for splashdown.

Successful RTC-3 burn earlier today thanks to hard work of this team! Let’s get our crew and spacecraft home safely!

The Orion spacecraft’s thrusters ignited for the second return trajectory correction burn to fine‑tune the spacecraft’s path toward Earth. Splashdown of Artemis II is expected around 8:07pm ET on Friday, April 10 (0007 UTC on Saturday, April 11), off the coast of San Diego.

Artemis II is locked in 🔒 As they flew around the Moon, the Artemis II crew took turns capturing science data and taking photos out of the Orion spacecraft window to share with their team back on Earth.

The Artemis II astronauts recently showed off some of their historic cargo aboard the Orion spacecraft, including the American flag prepared for the Apollo 18 mission. The Apollo 18 and 19 missions were cancelled in September 1970 to focus on Skylab and developing the Shuttle.

As the crew and Orion Mission Evaluation Room prepare for Artemis II’s return to Earth tomorrow — we remember that it has been a global effort alongside our international partners to get to this point! We’re in the home stretch to get our astronauts home safely in our spacecraft!

There's a lot to process on Day 8 of the @NASAArtemis II mission. With Earth in view from Orion's windows, the astronauts are packing up and reflecting on their lunar journey.

Well said, Mrugen! Thank you for ensuring our Orion spacecraft's temps are safe throughout Artemis II!