Artemis II, NASA and for splashdown
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The Artemis 2 crew will face a 'very dangerous moment' as they will be travelling at 32 times the speed of sound while hurtling towards the Pacific Ocean this evening
Sonic booms? Thunderous vibration will likely take place between 5 and 5:15 pm PT. SpaceX Falcon 9 launch is set for 7:39 PT same night.
NASA is showing us the inside of the Integrity capsule, in which the Artemis II crew is flying home. They are helmeted in their orange spacesuits. The commander Reid Wiseman and the pilot Victor Glover just gave each other a fist bump. Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, seated on either side of them, are not visible at this time.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams received a surprise welcome on their return home to Earth! Dolphins surrounded the astronauts’ capsule after it landed in the ocean, completing their journey home after nine months in space on Tuesday, March 18