6 minutes agoAstronauts of Artemis 2 land on Earth, complete the mission successfully
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(3 months ago)After crossing the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, the Orion capsule safely landed in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego. NASA had predicted that the capsule could reach speeds of up to 23,839 miles per hour (38,365 km/h) as it returned to Earth's atmosphere. The capsule opened nearly a dozen parachutes for [...]
NASA had predicted that the capsule could reach speeds of up to 23,839 miles per hour (38,365 km/h) as it returned to Earth's atmosphere.
The capsule opened almost a dozen parachutes to help the landing, safely slowing the space shuttle 21,000 pounds from very high speed to about 20 miles an hour at the time of landing, reports the report. SkynewsPeriscope broadcast.
This marks the completion of a record 10-day mission on the far side of the moon for Reid Wisseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
They've travelled 252,756 miles from Earth to Artemis II mission away from anyone in history.
