The historic Artemis II mission is about to reach its end after a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon and back. For those unaware, Artemis II is reportedly the first crewed flight in NASA’s Artemis program, intended to test life support systems, navigation, and deep-space operations essential to establishing a human presence on the moon.
The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, best known as “Integrity,” who had been selected for the mission are commander, Reid Wiseman, pilot, Victor Glover, and mission specialists, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. Well, now that the astronauts are set to return home and the countdown to splashdown is on, have you wondered what happens when they actually splash down?
Recovering the Artemis II crew
According to a report by Fox Weather, NASA plans to have the Orion spacecraft splashdown off the coast of San Diego. The timing for the same is scheduled to be 5:07 pm PST, 8:07 pm ET, on April 10 (5:07 am IST on April 11). When Integrity splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, a well-practised recovery will be conducted with the help of a coalition of forces. As per reports, three hours before the capsule is scheduled to enter the atmosphere, US Navy and NASA personnel will be staged in open water. Additionally, recovery teams will remain vigilant in providing support, whether from the sea or the air.
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