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Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown

HOUSTON, April 10 - The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world's first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed… Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.

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The Straits TimesApr 10, 2026, 5:06 AM

Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown

HOUSTON, April 10 - The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world's first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California.

The Straits TimesApr 10, 2026, 3:33 AM

NASA braces itself for Artemis astronauts’ re-entry and splashdown

The Orion spacecraft will face temperatures peaking at 2,760 deg C and hurtle back at more than 30 times the speed of sound.

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