Jerry Thompson

Artemis II Crew Poses with Orion 'Integrity' in Viral Post-Splashdown Photo After Historic Moon Flyby

04.11.2026 11:49 AM

SAN DIEGO — NASA released an iconic image Saturday showing the four Artemis II astronauts standing proudly beside their Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha just hours after a flawless Pacific Ocean splashdown that capped humanity's first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century.

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