04/10/2026
The world watched them orbit the moon. Few thought about what it was doing to their bodies — until now.
Tonight, the Artemis II crew splashes down after 10 days and nearly 695,000 miles in deep space; the first humans to travel this far from Earth since 1972. Splashdown is scheduled for 8:07 PM ET off the coast of San Diego.
We broke down every system NASA was monitoring from launch to splashdown: muscle loss, fluid shifts, radiation exposure, vision changes, cardiovascular stress, and what happens when gravity hits you again after 10 days of weightlessness.
Here’s the thing: NASA monitors astronauts’ cardiovascular health, immune function, metabolic markers, and inflammatory load before, during, and after every mission.
You might not be an astronaut, but shouldn’t you do the same?
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📸 All mission images courtesy of NASA / Public Domain