
Artemis II Astronauts Successfully Complete High-Risk Re-entry and Pacific Splashdown After 10-Day Mission
After a 10-day mission, Artemis II astronauts have successfully re-entered Earth's atmosphere, enduring a challenging and dangerous process as their Orion capsule hit hypersonic speeds and transformed into a fireball before splashing down safely in the Pacific Ocean, concluding their record-setting journey. The crew completed a million-kilometer journey, with the final atmospheric re-entry being a critical phase, as reported by various news outlets providing live coverage of the mission's return.
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Read full article →Artemis II crew to end record-setting mission with Pacific Ocean splashdown
The four astronauts are set to touch down on Earth and conclude the 10-day mission after completing moon flyby The number of human beings who have travelled to the moon and returned safely to Earth will grow to 28 on Friday night when Nasa’s Orion capsule containing four Artemis II astronauts will glide gently to a Pacific Ocean splashdown beneath three giant parachutes. The scheduled 5.07pm PT landing (1.07am BST Saturday) off the coast of San Diego will mark the end of a 10-day lunar odysse...
By Richard Luscombe
Read full article →Artemis II nears end of historic mission with splashdown off California coast
Artemis II is set to splash down off San Diego as Navy crews prepare to recover the Orion capsule and the four astronauts inside, drawing crowds along the coast.
Read full article →Artemis II astronauts set to splash down back on Earth
The four crew members are preparing to reenter the Earth's atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. Follow DW.
Read full article →Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown
The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world’s first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The finale to NASA’s celebrated 10-day mission was expected to begin with separation of Orion’s crew capsule from its service module, followed by a fiery re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere and a six-minute radio blackout before the caps...
By none@none.com (Reuters)
Read full article →Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown
The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world’s first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The finale to NASA’s celebrated 10-day mission was expected to begin with separation of Orion’s […]
Read full article →Artemis II Astronauts To Re-Enter Earth's Atmosphere Today After 10-Day Mission
If all goes well, US astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will end up bobbing safely in the ocean aboard their Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, shortly after 8 pm ET
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