NASA’s Orion spacecraft hurtled through the atmosphere and landed in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, concluding a nearly monthlong test mission that sent it around the moon
NASA has launched Artemis I, a test flight that will help the space agency prepare for a return to the moon for the first time in decades. WSJ explains the challenges behind this historic mission, and why it is a critical step in eventually getting humans to Mars.
Photo Illustration: Laura Kammermannlanded in the Pacific OceanThe Orion crew module—a gumdrop-shaped vehicle that astronauts are expected to travel in during future Artemis missions—faced a significant test before splashing down under parachutes west of Baja California in Mexico. Its heat shield was expected to encounter temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere from its journey orbiting the moon.
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