Artemis II hours away from splashdown as work continues as the crew nears reentry

Name: Artemis II hours away from splashdown as work continues as the crew nears reentry
Uploaded: 2026-04-10T20:42:44Z
Duration: 3 min 21 s
Description: Mission Control in Houston is hard at work in the final hours of the Artemis II mission, and media and family and friends of the crew are anxiously awaiting the astronauts' splashdown, which hinges on Orion's heat shield holding up as the spacecraft reaches thousands of degrees during reentry.

FWX · Apr 10, 2026 · 3m 21s

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Mission Control in Houston is hard at work in the final hours of the Artemis II mission, and media and family and friends of the crew are anxiously awaiting the astronauts' splashdown, which hinges on Orion's heat shield holding up as the spacecraft reaches thousands of degrees during reentry.