The end of NASA’s historic Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, which will return the Orion spacecraft to Earth on Sunday (December 11) with a touchdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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Artemis 1 Orion is set to scatter In the Pacific Ocean on Sunday off the western coast of Baja California in 12:40 PM EST (1740 GMT) to finish a 26-day mission that began with a pre-dawn launch on 16 November. you can do it Watch Artemis Orion splashdown live online for free Via live broadcast of NASA TV, which will begin on 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT).
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The unmanned Artemis 1 Orion mission is NASA’s first test flight of the rocket and spacecraft it will use to return astronauts to space. the moonSurface by 2025 under the agency Artemis program. During reentry, Orion will face its most significant challenge yet: surviving scorching temperatures as it goes through barrels. Earth’s atmosphere and spread their umbrellas for a safe spray.
“We have some challenging things ahead of us,” Mike Sarafin, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission manager, said at a news conference Thursday (December 8).
Orion’s descent begins 12 PM EST (1700 GMT)when the crew capsule is scheduled to detach from its service module, which was built by European Space Agency It contains the solar arrays, engine, and fuel used to get to the moon and back. NASA said the service module is no longer needed and will be disposed of in a manner that poses no danger to Orion or people on Earth.
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in 12:20 PM EST (1720 GMT), the Orion crew module will begin its descent through Earth’s atmosphere, according to NASA’s mission schedule. Orion will crash into Earth’s atmosphere at a whopping 25,000 mph (40,000 km/h), about 32 times The speed of sound. Temperatures should reach 5,000°F (2,800°C), about half Hot as the sun.
To slow the spacecraft down and keep it on target, NASA will test a new “skip” re-entry technology in which Orion bounces off Earth’s atmosphere like a jumping stone after its first entry into the atmosphere. The spacecraft will then enter the second atmosphere to continue its final descent.
by 12:35 PM EST (1735 GMT)Orion should be at about 40,000 feet (nearly 12,200 meters), at which time a lot of things will happen in quick succession. Within four minutes, the spacecraft will deploy a series of parachutes to slow its descent further. Under its main parachutes, Orion is expected to splash around at about 20 miles per hour as it quickly hits the water 12:40 p.m. ESTNASA said.
“When we fall, we’ll already be in the water for about two hours,” Judd Freleng, NASA’s Artemis 1 flight manager, said Thursday. This period of time will allow NASA to test Orion’s condition and post-collapse temperatures. If everything goes on schedule, Orion should be on board his recovery ship no later than 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT).
| Event | EST | PST | GMT | Head cell – column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA TV coverage begins | 11 am | 8 am | 1600 | Row 0 – cell 4 |
| Separation of the crew unit | 12 p.m. EST | 9 am | 1700 | Row 1 – cell 4 |
| Crew module entry interface | 12:20 p.m | 9:20 a.m | 1720 | Row 2 – cell 4 |
| 40,000 feet high | 12:35:28 p.m | 9:35:28 a.m | 1735: 28 | Row 3 – cell 4 |
| The front bay cover chute is deployed | 12:36:02 p.m | 9:36:02 a.m | 1736: 02 | Row 4 – cell 4 |
| FBC chute disposal | 12:36:04 p.m | 9:36:04 a.m | 1736: 04 | Row 5 – cell 4 |
| Drogh Waterfall Publishing | 12:36:06 p.m | 9:36:06 a.m | 1736: 06 | Row 6 – cell 4 |
| Main parachute spread | 12:37:26 p.m | 9:37:26 a.m | 1737: 26 | Row 7 – cell 4 |
| Drogue chute disposal | 12:37:26 p.m | 9:37:26 a.m | 1737: 26 | Row 8 – cell 4 |
| Splashdown | 12:40 p.m | 9:40 a.m | 1740 | Row 9 – cell 4 |
| Orion on a recovery ship | 15:00 | 12 pm | 2000 | Row 10 – cell 4 |
| Post-start conference | 3:30 p.m | 12:30 pm | 2030 | Row 11 – cell 4 |
| Artemis 1 mission highlights | 6 m | 15:00 | 2300 | Row 12 – cell 4 |
NASA is working with the US Navy to recover the Orion spacecraft from the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft carrier USS Portland is on site to recover Orion and the Navy, NASA divers have been rehearsing recovery plans for weeks, said Melissa Jones, NASA’s director of landing and recovery.
Once Orion returns to Earth, NASA will have two more Artemis 1 mission events you might want to watch to bring the mission to a close.
in 3:30 PM EST (2030 GMT)NASA will hold a post-flight press conference to discuss Orion’s return to Earth and the mission in general. This briefing will be broadcast live on NASA TV and will contain comments from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and the Artemis 1 mission managers. Then in 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT)NASA will broadcast its final mission Artemis 1 online highlight video to celebrate the mission.
This is when NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft will launch to finish its journey to the moon.
NASA will study the Artemis 1 Orion rocket to see how well its systems performed during the 26-day lunar flight. If all goes well, NASA aims to launch the first crewed Orion mission, and Artemis 2 Mission in 2024 to send astronauts on a trip around the moon. Artemis 3the first manned lunar landing mission with Orion and the SpaceX Starship, is scheduled no later than 2025.
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