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Artemis II Flight Day 9: Second Return Correction Burn Complete
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"At 10:53 pm EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 9 seconds, .. The crew is now more than halfway home. .. The third return trajectory correction burn is scheduled for April 10 at about 1:53 pm ahead of re-entry procedures.

NASA is targeting splashdown at 8:07 pm (5:07 pm PDT) Friday, April 10, off the coast of San Diego."

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-flight-day-9-second-return-correction-burn-complete/

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Artemis II Flight Day 9: Second Return Correction Burn Complete - NASA

At 10:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 9 seconds, producing an acceleration in velocity of 5.3 feet-per-second and pushing the Artemis II crew toward Earth. The crew is now more than halfway home.

NASA