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