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Splashdown for Artemis

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

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February 2023

The Orion capsule successfully splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on 11 December at 9:40 am PST Pacific Standard Time), completing Artemis the first test flight in a programme to return humans to the Moon's surface.

Splashdown for Artemis

“The splashdown of the Orion spacecraft which occurred 50 years to the day after the Apollo 17 Moon landing is the crowning achievement of Artemis From the launch of the world’s most powerful rocket to the exceptional journey around the Moon and back to Earth, this flight test i

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