Orion he has already returned home. spaceship launched in the first phase of the mission Artemisended today with the crash of the crew module over the Pacific Ocean at 17:00 UTC (18:00 Spanish Peninsular Time, 11:00 Mexico).
Rescuers are getting ready look for the capsule, which is currently traveling not with astronauts on board, but simply with three dummies and a few souvenirs. However, the maneuver should be the same as in the future, when there are people who need to be rescued.
behind 25 days in which the ship of Artemis fulfilled all its tasks. He reached the moon, circled it, and took some impressive photographs along the way. Now it will be necessary to evaluate the possible losses and analyze the success this first phase of the mission; to finally see the next one.
First phase of Artemis completed
It seemed that the launch of Artemis would be more difficult than originally thought, after four failed launch attempts. However, after they managed to head for the moon, everything went smoothly.
managed to reach the moon November 21, just 5 days after its release. Once there, he made the first revolution around the satellite, 128 kilometers of its surface.
As planned, scientists on Earth lost contact with Orion for about half an hour. However, after holding air all this time, they made contact with Artemis’ ship again, which also gave them one of the many breathtaking photographs he took on this voyage. Later, on November 25, the second flyby of the Moon was made and planning for the return home began.
Keys to Return Orion to Earth
Re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere was a key moment as Orion flew over 39,000 km/hwhich is Mach 32. In addition, upon contact with the atmosphere up to 2750°С. Therefore, it is important here to test a heat shield designed specifically for this case.
Its operation is necessary so that in the future, when the mission will be manned, the astronauts will not suffer. Now we can only see the damage that the mannequins suffered. Some dummies, which in addition carried with them radiation sensorswhich will also give us a lot of information about what the human crew of Orion will have to endure.
The time of these astronauts may come in 2024, when second phase of artemis. At this moment, exactly the same flight will be repeated, but with people. That is, they will fly and revolve around the moon, but not land on it. This milestone is planned for 2025 if all goes well. But you have to go step by step. In the meantime, we’ll have to see if everything goes according to plan.
Source: Hiper Textual
