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Inside Apollo: spacecraft mechanics

It was a three-day journey to get back home from the moon! After reentry and splashdown, the astronauts were picked up by an ...
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How does Artemis II's re-entry differ from the Apollo missions?

Orion is on its way home.The Artemis II crew is splashing down in the Pacific Ocean this evening, and they’ll have an easier time reacclimating to Earth than some of their lunar predecessors.Related ...
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The Artemis II capsule will be twice as hot as the sun during its re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

A speedy re-entry 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 ...