NASA’s Orion capsule barreled through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding +
December 12, 2022 | 11:35 am
“This was a challenging mission, and this is what mission success looks like,” NASA’s Artemis I mission manager Mike Sarafin told reporters after splashdown, adding that his team didn’t immediately notice any issues with Orion’s return from space. Atmospheric friction slowed the capsule from 24,500 miles per hour to 325 mph, followed by two sets of parachutes that helped brake its speed to an expected 20 mph at splashdown. The capsule showed a “perfect” descent rate, Navias said.
NASA expects to name its crew of astronauts for the Artemis II mission in early 2023, NASA’s Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche told reporters. The Artemis program, named after the twin sister of Apollo, marks a major turning point for NASA, redirecting its human spaceflight program beyond low-Earth orbit after decades focused on space shuttles and the ISS.
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