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📆 Dec 11 #NASA #Artemis #Orion #splashdown is scheduled at 🕐 12:39 p.m. EST (MEZ: +6h) https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
#Atmospheric #friction expected to raise #temperatures outside the capsule to nearly 2,760 degrees 🔥 Celsius. #NASA : "There is no arc-jet or #aerothermal facility here on #Earth capable of #replicating hypersonic #reentry with a #heatshield of this size." https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasas-orion-capsule-heads-splashdown-after-artemis-i-flight-around-moon-2022-12-11
#NASA #artemis #orion #splashdown #atmospheric #friction #temperatures #aerothermal #earth #replicating #reentry #heatshield