Orion’s Successful Splashdown Paves the Way for Artemis’ Future
On Sunday, Dec. 11, the Orion spacecraft made its fiery descent through our atmosphere and returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Orion’s successful return marks a major milestone and achieves a core objective for the Artemis I mission: a flight test of the Orion heat shield.
Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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TakenDecember 12, 2022
Image CreditNASA/Kim Shiflett
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