WATCH LIVE: Artemis II crew to splash down on Earth after historic trip around the moon | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 09, 2026 · 293 words · By PBS News; Associated Press

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What to know about WATCH LIVE: Artemis II crew to splash down on Earth after historic trip around the moon

The article reports on the Artemis II mission's approach to splashdown after a lunar journey, accompanied by unrelated stories about Trump's Iran plan, a murder video post, and other news. The main focus is on the Artemis II astronauts' return to Earth.

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WATCH LIVE: Artemis II crew to splash down on Earth after historic trip around the moon HOUSTON (AP) — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming "fireball" return and reflected … Related storyboards

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Artemis II splashdown: Off the coast of southern California. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Artemis II splashdown: Off the coast of southern California.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Artemis II splashdown: Off the coast of southern California”

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France24 explicitly reports the splashdown off the Southern California coast. No other sources corroborate this detail.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, are due to splash down off the Southern California coast on Friday evening after reaching the moon earlier th…
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260409-nasa-artemis-ii-a…

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Claim 2: “Canada's Mark Carney makes call to Artemis II”

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No evidence in the provided sources confirms Mark Carney made a call to Artemis II. Wikipedia entries and other sources do not mention this claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics…
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Claim 3: “Artemis II crew to splash down on Earth after historic trip around the moon”

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No evidence in the provided sources explicitly mentions Artemis II splashdown. Wikipedia entries describe the mission's launch and objectives but not the splashdown.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hello, World is a photograph of Earth taken by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman aboard the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission, published April 3, 2026. Captured during the spacecraft's outbound…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_World_(photograph)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a ten-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it is the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II

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Claim 4: “Artemis II splashdown near southern California forecast”

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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or deny the splashdown near southern California.

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Claim 5: “Jeremy Hansen received a call from the prime minister as Canada's first astronaut to travel into deep space as part of the Artemis II mission”

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Flipboard explicitly confirms Jeremy Hansen received a call from the prime minister as Canada's first astronaut on Artemis II. Wikipedia confirms his participation in the mission but not the call.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeremy Roger Hansen (born January 27, 1976) is a Royal Canadian Air Force colonel and CSA astronaut. As a crew member of the 2026 Artemis II mission, he became the first non‑American to travel beyond …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer "Jenni" Anne MacKinnon Sidey-Gibbons (born 3 August 1988) is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and academic. She was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Gibbons

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