Splashdown! NASA's Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
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"The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing is the crowning achievement of Artemis I.
Key Points:
- "The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft which occurred 50 years to the day of the Apollo 17 Moon landing is the crowning achievement of Artemis I.
- During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface.
- During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
- "Orion has returned from the Moon and is safely back on planet Earth," said Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager.