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The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 degrees Celsius) before splashing down west of Baja California near Guadalupe Island.
Uncrewed capsule splashes down in Pacific Ocean, bringing to a close its historic 25-day mission.
About to go subsonic. a series of parachutes open, rapidly slowing down the capsule. three good main chutes for 0rion, and there it is, high over the pacific, america's new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond in view. then splashdown — the artemis mission complete. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. we are adventurers, we are explorers. i we always have a frontier. and that frontier is now to - continue exploring the heavens. three, two, one... lift—off of artemis i! the missi...
STORY: NASA's Orion capsule barreled through Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific ocean on Sunday...
NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight.