HOUSTON (AP) โ€” Artemis IIโ€™s astronauts return to Earth, ending a record-breaking trip around the moon with a splashdown in the Pacific.

April 11, 2026 - 00:12 UTC

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Awesome! Congratulations to three #NASA astronauts and one #CSA astronaut.
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Beautiful! I can't wait to hear about their experiences.
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To be specific San Diego ๐Ÿฅน
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After a 54 year pause, it is exciting to have the moon program back again. Feels like being a kid again.
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Congratulations, NASA!
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Heroes!
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Finally, some good news.
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๐Ÿ—ฝ
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Reliving my 60s childhood here.
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Iโ€™m proud to be human right now.
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wait I thought they were going to land on the moon
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Ah good, they made it back safe. ๐Ÿ™
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Should be Frequent flier miles entitles free flights FOR LIFE on all U.S. airlines
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From Alan Shepard to Artemis, splashdowns never get old.
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Thank you, Phil. I missed it live. Much appreciated.
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This is the type of stuff that makes being alive worth it.
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I remember the Challenger. This is amazing, just incredible. Artemis II just landed safely!

Astronauts (and scientists and engineers) rock! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ
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Wonderin' where they're gonna put them astrnauts . . .
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Amazing feat. Love NASA announcers - voices of competence and intelligence.
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I'm the only one not enthusiastic about this moment. There is hell on earth throughout our planet; man hasn't did enough to improve the lives of human beings. Starvation, homelessness, corruption, hate, denial of basic needs only to destroy the universe to be the first. It shouldn't be this way!
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That much more important to focus on what humans can achieve with good communication, teamwork, and smart people in charge. Itโ€™s amazing what they just did.
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Maybe we should take every moment that is good in the world as a victory rather than pee on it! Humans are by far, the cruelest animals on the planet but, there are also some really good onesโ€ฆ
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I really didnt care because the moon is a little been there done that. Like #SorryNotSorry, but am I supposed to be impressed by the dark side of the Moon or something?
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Getaway escape hatch for whitey, basically. Yeah I know there was diverse crew. There is a diverse crew of people living in the streets too, with no outlook, on hope, or path forward.
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Part of me feels the same. But it's still nice to know we have the technology, the knowledge, and the organizational ability to be able to do something like this. There are plenty of better things to put that effort toward but this is a demonstration of what's possible.

Also, space is neat!
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Don't be consumed with that detrimental energy 24/7, find some time in your life to inhale & exhale daily... and every once in a while enjoy Life's precious moments โœจ๏ธ
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you sound fun
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Looks Perfect! Huzzah!!!
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Epic. So glad theyโ€™re back safe.
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ARTEMIS ll coming in hotโ€ฆ.
LITERALLY
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Welcome back guys. Sorry we couldnt clean up the place before you returned.
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It was breathtaking & any number of things could have gone wrong but didn't. Looking forward to the discoveries obtained by Artemis II & especially more photos.
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This parachutes are cool.
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*the
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Such a beautiful sight! Those astronauts gave us so much in that short mission that the world really needed right now!
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Welcome home, crew. Thanks for the memories.
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Now the most dangerous part.

The obligatory White House visit.

Canadian.

Woman.

Black man.

How many faux pas can Trump fit into the event?
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WHO'S GETTING THOSE PARACHUTES OUT THE OCEAN SOME ONE TELL ME.
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SO AMAZING!!!!! So happy for the safe landing!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š

WAY TO GO!!!! ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ–๐ŸŒ
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Astronauts Dying for Uneventful Poop
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I bet they're bummed they had to come back from vacation. Relatable.
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so was it cheese?
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Oh fork yeah.
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I'm surprised Trump didn't demand a fee for them to return to Earth.
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Perfection
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๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–โญโญ
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Thank you, NASA! Can we all tell Elon to f-off now?
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What a shame they had to come back to this
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Just looked at my MAGA brotherโ€™s Instaโ€ฆ those idiots think this entire this is a hoax!
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They think the earth is flat and trump tells the truth..
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Would you look at that. I thought they'd be up there for a few years. Still wouldn't trust it, but it's nice they made it back in a timely manner.
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Tragic that they decided to come back ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ’”
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I thought budget cuts meant they couldn't reenter.
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Crew remains green, hale and hearty as they continue to float in the pacific without a front porch.
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And now the Verizon guy needs to step in with a โ€œcan you hear me nowโ€๐Ÿค”
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Badass !
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๐Ÿซก
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Beautiful.
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Sometimes I'm impressed by my species ๐Ÿฅฐ
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NASA put guys on the moon fifty years
ago and brought them back. Then
Reagan spat on all things federal
including NASA. So much tech dev lost.

Now we have just guys like Musk and Bezos
building erectile, ejaculatory monuments
to themselves.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies?wprov=sfti1
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NASA put guys on the moon fifty years
ago and brought them back. Then
Reagan spat on all things federal
including NASA. Decades of tech dev lost.

Now we have just guys like Musk and Bezos
building erectile, ejaculatory monuments
to themselves.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies?wprov=sfti1
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Iโ€™ve lived long enough to see the first trip to the moon (landing) & around it. Iโ€™ve seen racial discrimination & the protest needed for equal rights (blacks,women & LGBTQ), the assassination of a president & civil war leader, a pandemic, economic collapse and the technological revolutionโ€ฆtelevision
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portable radios, cell phones, computers & the end of our democracy by a narcissistic, sociopathic, misogynistic egotistical, moronic, unethical, deprived human being who is supported by a Party knowing heโ€™s deranged but bc of their greed 4 wealth & power enable him. Reps need to be held accountable!
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yaaay welcome home to them โค๏ธ and hugs for ground control that helped em get back safe!
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