Astronauts Prepare for Historic Splashdown as Artemis II Mission Nears Conclusion. After a record-breaking 29-day journey around the moon, the Artemis II spacecraft is set to return to Earth, with its four astronauts expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean this evening. As the spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere, it will briefly lose communication with Mission Control, a normal procedure that occurs during the intense heat and turbulence of re-entry. With parachutes deployed to slow its descent from a mind-boggling 25,000 miles per hour, the crew will then face a critical splashdown, marking a major milestone in NASA's ambitious Artemis program aimed at returning humans to the lunar surface by 2025.
🎤 Plus: Melania Trump denies Epstein ties in surprise statement {beacon} Happy Friday! The Artemis II astronauts are set to splash down to Earth this evening! The capsule will lose communication with Mission Control for about six minutes while it falls through the atmosphere. Oh, and parachutes will slow it down from about 25,000 mph...
