"The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts will be travelling at more than 11 km/s (40,000 km/h) when it reaches Earth’s atmosphere. This is 40 times faster than a passenger jet travels."
Wishing the Artemis II crew a safe return home!
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Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive
The high-speed, hypersonic and extremely hot re-entry is the last challenge the Artemis II crew will have to endure on their epic 10-day mission.The Conversation
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in reply to Stefan Bohacek • • •"As Artemis II nears its return to Earth, NASA teams on the ground are completing final preparations for Orion’s re-entry and splashdown around 8:07 p.m. (5:07 p.m. PDT) Friday, April 10, off the coast of San Diego."
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Artemis II Flight Day 9: Crew Prepares to Come Home - NASA
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in reply to Stefan Bohacek • • •Two hours and 16 minutes until splashdown!
The Artemis II crew are 20,660 miles, or 33,250 km, from home now. Almost there!
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in reply to Stefan Bohacek • • •One minute to #splashdown!
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in reply to Stefan Bohacek • • •Welcome home, #ArtemisII crew!
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