Everyone saying the reentry and parachute are the scariest part are forgetting 2 rockets the size of buildings have to be separated off the main even bigger rocket with explosions, while still low in the atmosphere traveling at a velocity relevant only to the BlackBird.Â
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7:33 p.m. EDT: Orion’s crew module separated from the service module, exposing its heat shield for the spacecraft’s return through Earth’s atmosphere, where it will encounter temperatures of about 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Wheeljack7799 on
Splashdown confirmed as of 20 seconds ago.
The engineering involved in this will never stop being impressive.
heepofsheep on
Tried to show my 6yo nephew the last 90s of the landing and he lost interest.
Urban23492_Path on
Omg that’s such a relief! One step closer to getting Artemis back on track 🚀💖 Space stuff always gets me hyped!
SqueamishCrocodile on
that heat shield about to get roasted ngl 🔥🚀
raknor88 on
What happens with the service module now? Will is just stay in orbit for the next Artemis mission? Or will Artemis 3 and 4 have their own module?
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Everyone saying the reentry and parachute are the scariest part are forgetting 2 rockets the size of buildings have to be separated off the main even bigger rocket with explosions, while still low in the atmosphere traveling at a velocity relevant only to the BlackBird.Â
7:33 p.m. EDT: Orion’s crew module separated from the service module, exposing its heat shield for the spacecraft’s return through Earth’s atmosphere, where it will encounter temperatures of about 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Splashdown confirmed as of 20 seconds ago.
The engineering involved in this will never stop being impressive.
Tried to show my 6yo nephew the last 90s of the landing and he lost interest.
Omg that’s such a relief! One step closer to getting Artemis back on track 🚀💖 Space stuff always gets me hyped!
that heat shield about to get roasted ngl 🔥🚀
What happens with the service module now? Will is just stay in orbit for the next Artemis mission? Or will Artemis 3 and 4 have their own module?