Orion will blaze back into the Earth's atmosphere at 25,000 mph before 'skipping' out to bleed off speed and the g-forces associated with atmospheric re-entry from a lunar trajectory.
on Sunday, Dec. 11, concluding its Artemis I mission to the moon and back.
Orion will blaze back into the Earth's atmosphere at 25,000 mph before"skipping" out to bleed off speed and the g-forces associated with atmospheric re-entry from a lunar trajectory. It will then dip back into the atmosphere for its final descent and slow to about 300 mph. Parachutes will be deployed to slow the spacecraft to just 20 mph before splashing down in the ocean.
The conclusion of Orion's 1.4 million mile journey comes 25 and a half days after launching atop NASA's 322-foot Space Launch System rocket on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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