# 'Flames soon engulfed us': Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes his mission's riskiest moment

Source: [Latest from Live Science in Space](https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/flames-soon-engulfed-us-artemis-ii-astronaut-jeremy-hansen-describes-what-splashdown-felt-like-from-inside-the-orion-capsule) · 2026-11-14 · Space
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## In brief

- NASA's four-person Artemis II crew spent nine days in space.
- On April 10, 2026, the crew looked out their Orion capsule window and saw Earth from more than 250,000 miles (400,000 km) away.
- Astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes the mission's riskiest moment, which the headline ties to flames engulfing the capsule.

## Why it matters

First-hand accounts of the most dangerous phase of a crewed lunar mission give science readers a concrete view of what spacecraft return and splashdown involve.

## Versions

- Artemis II

## Timeline

- 2026-04-10: Crew looks out capsule window and sees Earth from over 250,000 miles away

## Coverage

- ['Flames soon engulfed us': Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes his mission's riskiest moment](https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/flames-soon-engulfed-us-artemis-ii-astronaut-jeremy-hansen-describes-what-splashdown-felt-like-from-inside-the-orion-capsule) — Latest from Live Science in Space, 2026-11-14

Tags: artemis ii, nasa, spaceflight, orion, astronauts

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