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Where will Artemis II splash down?

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At 8:07 PM (EDT) on April 10, 2026, Artemis II splashed down off the coast of San Diego. Slowed by 11 parachutes, the Orion spacecraft was traveling at a speed of 17 miles (27 km) per hour. Helicopters retrieved the astronauts and took them to the nearby USS John P. Murtha, a transport dock ship. They received medical evaluations before being flown to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.