Watch the Artemis II re-entry: Separation, blackout, then splashdown
Author: bbc.comPublished on: April 11, 2026Country: United States
Science

The Artemis II crew returned to Earth after a 10-day mission to the Moon, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the United States. The Orion spacecraft, nicknamed Integrity by the crew, traveled through the Earth's atmosphere at nearly 25,000 miles per hour, experiencing temperatures of 2,760°C. The four astronauts made history by breaking the previous record for the furthest humans ever traveled into space.
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