The splashdown is the final hurdle in what has been a successful mission. Now, the craft could take humans to the moon for its next mission - slated for 2024.
NASA's Orion spacecraft will splash back down on earth in an hour's time after a 25-day trip around the moon.
The uncrewed capsule, which is designed to carry astronauts, should land in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe Island at 5.39pm UK time.for Orion. The craft could take humans to the moon for its next mission - slated for 2024. The spacecraft is hurtling towards Earth at 25,000mph. As it enters the atmosphere it will slow to around 325mph, before deploying 11 parachutes to slow down to under 20mph.
The capsule blasted off from Earth on November 16 on NASA's Space Launch System rocket as part of the Artemis-1 mission, ushering in a new era of lunar exploration that could see humans return to the moon.- the furthest any spacecraft designed to carry humans has gone.Shaun the Sheep's space journey
There may be no humans on this mission, but returning from the long-haul journey are woolly spacefarers Snoopy and Shaun the Sheep, alongside three mannequin astronauts - dubbed Commander Moonikin Campos, Helga, and Zohar.
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