Here's everything you need to know about Orion's return to Earth, the official ending of NASA's historical Artemis I mission.
and the Moon together. It really has been quite an extraordinary journey. But, with the last leg of that journey now underway, many may be curious to know when Orion’s return to Earth is coming. The good news is, we won’t have to wait long to see just how successful the mission was.
The Orion capsule is set to return to Earth on Sunday, December 11, 2022. The capsule will splash down into the ocean just off the coast of San Diego, where NASA engineers will recover the spacecraft for. When it returns to Earth, NASA’s Orion capsule will have traveled further than any spacecraft designed for human passengers has ever gone.
To call the Orion capsule and the first of the Artemis missions a step toward a new world of space exploration is a bit cliché, but it is the truth. If Orion makes it back to Earth safely, we’ll have plenty to look forward to in the coming years as NASA plans to
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