Original Source: The Tribune
Reporter: Sadie Dittenber
Date: April 11, 2026
Link: https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/cal-poly-university/article315368734.html
Cal Poly alum Victor Glover and the rest of the Artemis II crew returned to Earth on Friday evening in a picture-perfect ocean splashdown off San Diego. At Cal Poly, students, staff and alumni gathered in the University Union lounge Friday afternoon to celebrate as the pride of the university completed the historic mission.
As the capsule neared its return, the crowd of about 300 attendees grew quiet with nervous anticipation. But those bated breaths soon transformed into cheers as the spacecraft splashed down off the coast.
The feed reported that the mission concluded with a “perfect bullseye splashdown for Integrity and its four astronauts” — to which Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong shouted in response, “Because the pilot was Victor Glover!” “It’s been a real thrill for me to get to know Victor and know that he went to ISS (International Space Station) and came back safely,” Armstrong said in an interview with The Tribune. “And going to the moon and going farther than anybody in history, I just can’t put words to it. It’s so exciting.”