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The spacecraft is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:40 p.m. near Guadalupe Island.

The Kennedy Space Center is planning for a watch party on Sunday, Dec. 11, which will give guests a chance to see the capsule land in the Pacific ocean.

Orion is on track to return home, where it will splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, if all goes according to plan.

NASA's Orion spacecraft zoomed behind the moon once more, providing stunning views again of Earth and our planetary neighbor, before firing up its engines Monday to set it on course for Earth in the final stages of the Artemis 1 mission.

NASA's Orion spacecraft zoomed behind the moon once more, providing stunning views again of Earth and our planetary neighbor, before firing up its engines Monday to set it on course for Earth in the final stages of the Artemis 1 mission.

Orion broadcasts its data signal toward Earth where it is received by NASAs Deep Space Network, but amateur observers can also tune in throughout the mission.

NASA's Orion spacecraft delivered some baffling space photographs from the Artemis I mission on Monday, Dec. 5: The crescent rising in the distance was not the moon, but Earth.

The Orion spacecraft had a brief power issue on Sunday (Dec. 4) but did complete its planned engine burn to return home as planned today (Dec. 5).

James Webb Space Telescope scientists are working around the communications needs of NASAs Artemis 1 mission during the 25-day flight.

The space agency also says the Orion capsule 'has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans.'