Video. New video shows moment Orion capsule hatch opens after splashdown

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 15, 2026 · 60 words

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New video shows moment Orion capsule hatch opens after splashdown Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: New footage shows the excitement when US Navy divers reach and open the hatch on the Orion capsule of Artemis…

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Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that reaching the astronauts for the first time in 10 days after their trip to the moon. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: reaching the astronauts for the first time in 10 days after their trip to the moon.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/15/new-video-shows-moment-orion-capsule-h…

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Claim 1: “reaching the astronauts for the first time in 10 days after their trip to the moon”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Artemis II took place from April 1–11, 2026, which is a duration of approximately 10 days. This is further supported by web search results mentioning the capsule splashed down after 'nearly 10 days in space'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II (April 1–11, 2026) was a crewed flyby of the Moon. It was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is an upcoming spaceflight mission, planned to be the second crewed mission in NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program, with a targeted launch in late 2027. The crew will launch aboard th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III

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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), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program

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Claim 2: “New footage shows the excitement when US Navy divers reach and open the hatch on the Orion capsule of Artemis II”

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Multiple independent web sources (The Independent, a NASA-related video report, and a TikTok news clip) all confirm the existence of footage showing US Navy divers opening the hatch of the Artemis II Orion capsule after splashdown.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 mission, on which he b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Conrad

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — US Naval Base Carolines included a number of United States Navy bases on the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea during World War II. The bases were built to supp…
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