The Artemis 1 test flight ends Sunday when Orion splashes down in the Pacific Ocean. NASA's spacecraft designed to carry humans back to the moon is in the final stages of a 25.5 moon-orbiting mission.
, putting Orion on the correct trajectory to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
The space agency originally planned for Orion to splash down off the coast of San Diego, California, however, due to aThe weather system causing concern at the San Diego landing site is the same system that forecasters are worried U.S. Navy recovery teams will be waiting onboard the USS Portland to retrieve the spacecraft from the water.
"You're more likely to hear the sonic boom from the vehicle approaching than anything," Artemis 1 mission manager Mike Sarafin said.
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