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Monterey, Calif. – Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Naval Postgraduate School alumni U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover, mission pilot, and retired U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman, mission commander will guide the spacecraft back to Earth where their shipmates aboard USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) await their splashdown near San Diego, Calif. (Credit NASA)
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