To the Moon and Back: Columbia Experts Weigh in on the Artemis II Mission

April 21, 2026

To the Moon and Back: Columbia Experts Weigh in on the Artemis II Mission

Columbia Engineering faculty experts offered insight on Artemis II, from liftoff to splashdown. Artemis II has brought the first astronauts to head toward the Moon in over 50 years safely back to Earth after a record-setting mission. On Apr. 10, NASA’s Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers–NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen–completed a successful re-entry, splashing down a littl

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