{"id":2589500,"date":"2026-04-10T21:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-nasa-navy-personnel-rush-to-recover-artemis-ii-astronauts-after-pacific-ocean-landing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:18:09","slug":"breaking-nasa-navy-personnel-rush-to-recover-artemis-ii-astronauts-after-pacific-ocean-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-nasa-navy-personnel-rush-to-recover-artemis-ii-astronauts-after-pacific-ocean-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: NASA, Navy Personnel Rush to Recover Artemis II Astronauts After Pacific Ocean Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-nasa-navy-personnel-rush-to-recover-artemis-ii-astronauts-after-pacific-ocean-landing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Artemis II has completed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/space-race-where-the-us-stands-on-sending-people-back-to-the-moon\/\" title=\"US position on ...ing to the ... in the space race.\">10-day mission<\/a> around the moon,with the crew safely splashing down off the coast of San Diego on April 11,2026. The astronauts were Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist), and Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist from the Canadian Space Agency). the flight marks the first crewed test around the Moon in about five decades, a pivotal step in NASA\u2019s Artemis program toward future lunar landings. An emotional moment during the mission included naming a small Moon crater after Wiseman\u2019s late wife, honoring personal remembrance alongside scientific achievement. The return was celebrated with updates from NASA and White House officials,and coverage included social media posts highlighting the milestone.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-prepares-to-splash-down-off-california-coast-friday-after-successful-lunar-mission\/\" title=\"NASA&#039;s ... Prepares to Splash Down Off California Coast Friday After Successful Lunar ...\">10-day voyage<\/a> of the Artemis II is over, and the brave astronauts who took a relatively quick trip to the moon have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >safely landed back<\/a> on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Or, would it be more accurate to say that they have safely splashed down on Earth?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! &#129782;<\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1yjAgHEOYl\">pic.twitter.com\/1yjAgHEOYl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NASA (@NASA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA\/status\/2042756933686337713?\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist), and Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist from the Canadian Space Agency) safely came back home Friday evening, splashing down off the coast of San Diego, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/missions\/2026\/04\/10\/artemis-ii-flight-day-10-re-entry-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Navy and NASA officials swiftly extracted the astronauts and prepared to bring in the Orion spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House posted a live feed of the event to commemorate the safe return of the four astronauts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASA&rsquo;s Artemis II Crew Comes Home <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOLmyaqTY9\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZOLmyaqTY9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2042750851966533852?\">April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Artemis II mission is the first in 50 years to bring humans as close to the moon as the four who just returned.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-establishes-new-national-monument-near-grand-canyon\/\" title=\"Biden creates national monument near Grand Canyon.\">scientific importance<\/a> of this mission, it was also an emotional one, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/artemis-apollo-nasa-moon-crater-names-26017ccb57b285e66d504852ed80900e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Wiseman and the crew d a touching moment of remembrance by naming a small moon crater after the commander&rsquo;s late wife.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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The crew-Reid Wiseman (Commander), Victor Glover (Pilot), Christina Koch (Mission Specialist), and Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist from the Canadian Space Agency)-was welcomed home as officials recovered the Orion spacecraft. NASA and the White House shared coverage of the homecoming. The flight marked the first time in roughly fifty years that humans have traveled as close to the Moon as Artemis II did. Beyond its scientific significance, the mission carried emotional moments, including a tribute noted by the Associated Press: Wiseman and the crew honored the commander\u2019s late wife by naming a small Moon crater after her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2589501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-10T210313.581.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[72892,11488,6758],"class_list":["post-2589500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artemis-ii","tag-nasa","tag-navy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-10T210313.581.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2589500"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2589505,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589500\/revisions\/2589505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2589501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2589500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2589500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2589500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}