Replay: NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean
On Dec. 11, 2022, the Artemis I Moon mission concluded with the entry, descent, and splashdown of the Orion spacecraft. After 25.5 days in space, and a 1.3-million-mile (2.1-million-km) journey around the Moon, Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at 12:40pm ET (17:40 UTC) on Sunday, Dec. 11. The exploration ground systems recovery team from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, working with the U.S. Navy recovered the spacecraft.
Live coverage for this event began at 11 a.m. EST (16:00 UTC).
Orion launched aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at 1:47 am EST (06:47 UTC) on Nov. 16, 2022, from historic Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
The Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, the SLS rocket, and Kennedy Space Center's Exploration Ground Systems.
This will provide the foundation to send humans to the lunar surface, develop a long-term presence on and around the Moon, and pave the way for humanity to set foot on Mars.
Learn more:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i
Credit: NASA
Duration: 4 hours
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