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Artemis II to return home Friday in nail-biting, 14-minute journey through Earth’s atmosphere

Nypost · · 1089 words · By Alex Oliveira
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“Artemis II’s splashdown is expected to occur on Friday evening around 8:07 p.m. ET, approximately 80 miles off the coast of San Diego.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank Frederick Borman II (March 14, 1928 – November 7, 2023) was an American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the com…
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“The Artemis II mission covered a distance of 685,000 miles, beginning 10 days ago from the Florida coast.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission that launched on November 16, 2022. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a ten-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it is the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“The first manned flight to the moon in 54 years is concluding with Artemis II’s return.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission that launched on November 16, 2022. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis IV is planned to be the third crewed mission and first lunar landing of the NASA-led Artemis program, marking the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. It will potentially …
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“During reentry, the Artemis II capsule will travel at nearly 25,000 mph and reach a maximum velocity of 23,864 mph.”
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“The capsule will heat to upward of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit during reentry.”
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“The crew will experience 3.9 Gs during reentry.”
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“Parachutes will slow the capsule to 17 mph before splashdown.”
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“The USS John P. Murtha will recover the Artemis II crew.”
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“Artemis II’s heat shield is 16.5 feet wide and has not been tested in a crewed mission.”
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“Artemis I’s heat shield returned with fractures after its 2022 uncrewed flight.”
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“The Orion capsule can sustain the crew for 11 days beyond its 10-day flight.”
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“Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died during reentry in 1967 due to parachute failure.”
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“Three cosmonauts died in 1971 when their Soyuz capsule depressurized during reentry.”
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“The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry in 2003, killing all seven crew members.”
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“Artemis II’s crew performed trajectory correction burns and tested reentry systems prior to splashdown.”
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“The Orion capsule’s heat shield will face Earth during reentry to protect the crew.”
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“The Artemis II crew will awaken at 11:35 a.m. ET on their final day in space.”
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“Reentry will begin at 7:33 p.m. ET when the Orion capsule detaches from the service module.”
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“The capsule will enter the atmosphere at 7:53 p.m. ET, approximately 76 miles from Earth.”
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“Drogue parachutes deploy at 25,000 feet, slowing the capsule to 300 mph.”
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“The Orion capsule’s exterior will turn black and brown after reentry.”
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