NASA’s Orion spacecraft has returned to Earth. The uncrewed capsule safely splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off of Mexico’s Baja California around 12:40PM ET on Sunday, marking the end of the landmark Artemis I mission. The capsule reached speeds of about 24,500mph as it returned to Earth, while its […]
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NASA’s Orion Moon capsule to splash down on Earth • The Register
NASA’s crewless Orion capsule is all set to return to Earth and splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, December 11 after spending nearly a month orbiting the Moon. Orion has been hurtling toward home, and will reach speeds of 25,000 miles per hour (11.2 kilometres per second) as […]
Orion splashdown on time in end of first Artemis mission to moon
Comment on this story Comment NASA completed a significant step Sunday toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface with the successful completion of a test mission that sent a capsule designed for human spaceflight to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth. The Orion spacecraft, which had no astronauts […]
NASA’s Orion capsule splashes to Earth after successful moon mission
The successful landing is another step in NASA’s mission to put people back on the moon’s surface by 2025. NASA’s Orion capsule has splashed back into Earth, completing the Artemis 1’s voyage to the moon and back. The spacecraft landed down in the Pacific Ocean yesterday (11 December), 50 years […]
NASA’s round-the-moon odyssey ends with Orion splashdown
A view from the Orion capsule shows Earth in its sights. (NASA / ESA Photo) NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule passed its final exam today, surviving a fiery atmospheric re-entry and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of a round-the-moon test flight. The 25.5-day Artemis 1 mission set […]
Orion returns to Earth, and three missions head for the Moon • The Register
Humanity has retrieved one attempt to explore its natural satellite, and launched three more. The retrieval was conducted by NASA, which landed its Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon, marking the end of the first Artemis mission to the Moon and its orbital environs. Immediately after the […]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft takes pictures of the Moon as it completes Artemis I mission
Editor’s note, December 11: On Sunday afternoon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The vehicle returned to Earth after a nearly month-long trip to the moon and back, completing a critical test for the space agency. After several delays and some minor hurricane damage, NASA successfully […]