See the scene in Huntsville as thousands cheer Artemis splashdown

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Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Thousands gather at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Ala., to watch as the crew of Artemis II return to Earth from their mission around the Moon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Cheers from more than 4,000 reverberated out of the heart of Huntsville when Artemis II splashed down back onto Earth Friday evening.

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