No humans were present on the voyage described as 'America's new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond'
No humans were present on the voyage described as ‘America’s new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond’ByNasa’s Orion spacecraft has splashed down to Earth after an historic 25-day, 1.4 million mile trip around the moon that will pave the way for future lunar missions.
While no humans were present on the voyage, if deemed successful the craft will transport real astronauts around the moon for the vessel’s next mission, slated for 2024. As it entered the Earth’s atmosphere, the vessel’s speed reduced to 325mph, before it deployed three parachutes to slow down further to a splashdown speed of around 20mph.
Orion blasted off from Earth on 16 November on Nasa’s Space Launch System rocket as part of the Artemis-1 mission, ushering in a new era of lunar exploration that could lead to humans returning to the moon.
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