Artemis Missions

Artemis II Flight Day 10: Crew Completes Final Burn Before Splashdown 

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April 12, 2026 57 views
Original source: NASA Artemis Blog

At 2:53 p.m. EDT, the Orion spacecraft ignited its thrusters for 8 seconds, producing a change in velocity of 4.2 feet-per-second and pushing Artemis II toward Earth. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen reviewed procedur...