NASAs Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years. After racing through the Earths atmosphere at a speed of 40,000 kilometers per hour (25 ..
After making a close pass at the Moon and venturing further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft, NASA's Orion capsule is due to splash down Sunday in the final test of a high-stakes mission called Artemis. As it hurtles into Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) per hour, the gumdrop-shaped traveler will have to withstand a temperature
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