"The Artemis II crew is coming home. The four astronauts onboard NASA's Orion spacecraft are set to splash down Friday evening off the coast of San Diego, Calif., capping a 10-day, nearly 700,000-mile journey around the moon and back."
"All systems were good to go for reentry, Artemis II Orion vehicle manager Branelle Rodriguez said at a press conference on Thursday."
"As of Friday morning at 8:50 A.M. EDT, the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, was located less than 75,000 miles from home and traveling more than 4,700 miles per hour."
"NASA anticipates the crew will reenter Earth's atmosphere at just under 25,000 mph and ultimately slow to less than 20 mph as they plunge into the Pacific Ocean around 8:07 P.M."
The Artemis II mission involved four astronauts traveling nearly 700,000 miles around the moon. The crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, prepared for splashdown off San Diego. They reviewed return procedures and completed engine burns to ensure a safe reentry trajectory. As of Friday morning, the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, was less than 75,000 miles from Earth, traveling over 4,700 miles per hour, and expected to reenter the atmosphere at nearly 25,000 mph.
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