In a blaze of American engineering and unapologetic ambition, NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on April 10, 2026, capping a flawless 10-day journey that marked humanity’s first crewed voyage beyond low-Earth orbit in more than half a century. The four astronauts—Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen—touched down at approximately 8:07 p.m. EDT (5