How to watch NASA’s moon crew splash down at end of historic mission

Artemis II's Orion spacecraft will reenter Earth's atmosphere at nearly 25,000 mph and undergo its most intense forces during a 16-minute return sequence.

NASA will livestream the crew's homecoming on NASA+ and YouTube, with coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET and a post-splashdown briefing at 10 p.m. ET.

Key events include module separation at 7:33 p.m. ET, a brief thruster firing, atmospheric entry at 7:53 p.m. ET, parachute deployments, and splashdown about 50 miles off California at 8:07 p.m. ET.