Artemis IIs grand moon finale is almost here with a Pacific splashdown to cap NASAs lunar comeback
HOUSTON (AP) — Their dramatic grand finale fast approaching, Artemis II’s astronauts aimed for a splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first voyage to the moon in more than half a century. The tension in Mission Control mounted as the miles melted away between the four returning astronauts and Earth. All eyes were on the capsule’s life-protecting heat shield that has to withstand thousands of degrees during reentry. On the only other test flight of the spacecraft...
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