Stefan Bohacek"The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts will be travelling at more than 11 km/s (40,000 km/h) when it reaches Earth’s atmosphere. This is 40 times faster than a passenger jet travels."
Wishing the Artemis II crew a safe return home!
"As Artemis II nears its return to Earth, NASA teams on the ground are completing final preparations for Orion’s re-entry and splashdown around 8:07 p.m. (5:07 p.m. PDT) Friday, April 10, off the coast of San Diego."
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/09/artemis-ii-flight-day-9-crew-prepares-to-come-home/
Two hours and 16 minutes until splashdown!
The Artemis II crew are 20,660 miles, or 33,250 km, from home now. Almost there!
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/science/live-news/artemis-2-splashdown-astronauts-return
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Comes Home (Official Broadcast)
"“What a journey. We are stable. Four green crew members,” [Artemis II Commander Reid] Wiseman said, indicating all four astronauts are in good shape."
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/science/live-news/artemis-2-splashdown-astronauts-return
"Tonight NASA will celebrate this mission, likely with some pretty wild splashdown parties. Tomorrow, the hard work begins."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/the-artemis-ii-mission-has-ended-where-does-nasa-go-from-here/
While the Artemis II mission is, in part, a celebration of diversity, with the first woman and first non-white person to travel around the Moon, it's also important to remember and honor those who got excluded.
"That was the greatest moment in my life… Nothing I’ve ever seen before — and probably ever will see again — will compare to that moment."
From 2023: https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-engineer-quit-transgender
In solidarity ✊
