LIVE Coverage of Artemis1 Splashdown

NASA ^ | Hoagy62

[hoagy62]

Artemis 1 and the Orion capsule are currently about an hour out from splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, California NASA is providing live coverage of The inbound spacecraft.

Splashdown is scheduled for 9:39am Pacific.

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The Artemis 1 mission was designed as an unpiloted maiden test flight of both the Orion capsule and the Space Launch System rocket that boosted the spacecraft onto a trajectory to the moon.

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WeatherChannel plans to break to it.

[hoagy62]

Here is the link for the NASA YouTube coverage.

NASA Coverage

[CivilWarBrewing]

3 + 2 + 3 = 3 = 11 parachutes required to splash the capsule into the ocean off the coast of Baja, CA.

[CivilWarBrewing]

3 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 11, that is.

[hoagy62]

True, but this also is the major test of their new,heat shield. It’s supposed to protect them from heat greater then what the Shuttle had to deal with.

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Thanks.

I see a room full of young, WHITE males!

That's a positive hopeful indicator.

17,000 mph, 41 minutes to splashdown.

[hoagy62]

Indeed, and you’re A little off...NASA says it’ll be hitting 25,000 mph at reentry.

[hoagy62]

Capsule separation confirmed.

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HR will be on that shortly.
In the meanwhile, for pointing that out, you’re fired!

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"Indeed, and you’re A little off...NASA says it’ll be hitting 25,000 mph at reentry."

I just saw NASA say 17,000 mph at the present time.

[hoagy62]

No argument with you, it’s just that the NASA PR guy said it would be hitting 25,000 miles an hour atatmospheric interface. I guess they need to get their facts straight...

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"No argument with you, it’s just that the NASA PR guy said it would be hitting 25,000 miles an hour atatmospheric interface."

I know. It may have been there or it may have already been there. So.....

Splashdown 31 minutes.

[hoagy62]

Yup. Us space guys gotta stick together.

[hoagy62]

Atmospheric Interface has begun.

She’s coming in hot...REALLY hot.

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Just said it was now travelling at 23,600 mph.

[hoagy62]

First AOS regained.