Artemis II astronauts return safely from moon flight
NASA's crewed mission took four people around the moon before bringing them home safely. Early science results have since followed.
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What happened
The crewed Artemis II flight carried four people on a loop around the moon before returning them to Earth. A rigorous analysis confirms the heat shield's performance on that flight, and NASA has separately reviewed the Orion heat shield's behavior on the earlier Artemis I flight. The mission's first science results have also been released.
Timeline
- Oct 15, 7:40 PM ET: A rigorous analysis confirms the heat shield's performance on the Artemis II mission.
- Oct 15, 8:42 PM ET: NASA finds the Orion heat shield held up on the earlier Artemis I flight and will now prepare for its mission.
- Oct 16, 9:00 AM ET: The first science results from the Artemis II mission are reported.
Coverage
- Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon (sciencenews.org)
- NASA finds Orion’s heat shield performed as expected during Artemis I (flightglobal.com)
- Rigorous analysis confirms NASA's Artemis II heat shield performance (phys.org)
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