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See the Best Images from the Thrilling Artemis 1 Splashdown
A fully intact and toasty-hot Orion spacecraft came home on Sunday from its trip around the Moon, splashing down off the coast of Baja, California. The historic mission ended as it began, with a fiery trip through Earth’s atmosphere, and with NASA pulling off one daring accomplishment after another.
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Watch Live: NASA Drops an Orion Spacecraft Into a Giant Pool
NASA is getting ready to drop a 6,350 kg mock-up of the Orion spacecraft into a large pool in Virginia, the latest in a series of drop tests leading up to the eventual Artemis II lunar mission. The test is set for 3:45 a.m. AEST and will be viewable live on the NASA TV (see…