We will always choose Earth.

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.

Can’t believe we sent them to the moon

And splashdown! America is back in the business of sending astronauts to the Moon and bringing them home safely. Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy did an outstanding job. These talented astronauts inspired the world and represented their space agencies and nations as

Welcome back to planet Earth!

Reid Wiseman: "We have a great view of the Moon out window two. Looks a little smaller than yesterday." CAPCOM: "Guess we'll have to go back :)" ❤️❤️❤️

*opens nasa careers page*

Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hanson, and Reid Wiseman have left the Orion capsule!!!

.NASA knocked it out of the park with everything on this mission. EGS, SLS, ICPS and Orion, Recovery, and the PAO team keeping everyone updated and engaged. Same time next year? Ad Astra.

HOME. The Artemis II crew has arrived back on Earth, ending a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon. The trip took them farther into space than humans have ever gone before, and now they're safely home with us. go.nasa.gov/41r9eL0

I streamed the entire Artemis II mission. That was the most righteous thing I have EVER witnessed as a spaceflight fan. For anyone out there on X that worked on this mission your work was not unnoticed. It was a privilege to witness the fruits of your labor in all it's glory over

The Artemis II astronauts were all smiles on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown.

It seems straightforwardly correct that: - many of Elon Musk’s companies do and have done an enormous amount of good for humanity - Elon Musk is meaningfully responsible for those companies’ success - Elon Musk is a contemptible and morally bankrupt individual on many levels

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.

PS- it’s hard not to love this little guy. I cant let Rise out of my sight…currently tethered to my water bottle.

in honor of artemis 2

Mission complete ❤️❤️❤️

"It's a special thing to be a human and it's a special thing to be on planet Earth." Remarks from Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman upon arriving to NASA's Johnson Space Center.

"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew." Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."

Happy International Day of Human Space Flight! On this day in 1961, Russian Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human in space