Artemis II astronauts prepare for re-entry, splashdown near San Diego after historic moon flyby
Artemis II astronauts are preparing for re-entry and splashdown Friday near San Diego following a historic 10-mission flying by the moon.
Artemis II crew set to splashdown off the San Diego coast on Friday night
After flying around the moon and setting the record for the farthest distance ever traveled from earth during their historic mission, the Artemis II crew is slated to splashdown on Friday night.
“NASA is targeting splashdown at 8:07 p.m. (5:07 p.m. PDT) Friday, April 10, off the coast of San Diego,” NASA has noted.
“At 10:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 9 seconds, producing an acceleration in velocity of 5.3 feet-per-second and pushing the Artemis II crew toward Earth,” NASA explained. “The third return trajectory correction burn is scheduled for April 10 at about 1:53 p.m. ahead of re-entry procedures.”
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