Artemis I splashes down after 25 days
Orion returned to the Pacific off Baja California. During the flight it had reached 432,210 km from Earth, farther than any spacecraft built to carry humans. Post-flight inspection found unexpected loss of charred material from the heat shield.
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Subjects
- Artemis I · mission · not located
- Orion (Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle) · spacecraft · not located
Evidence
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Artemis I mission records and post-flight reporting
Source for the Artemis I launch on 16 November 2022 from Launch Complex 39B, the distant retrograde orbit, the maximum distance of 432,210 km (268,563 miles) from Earth, and the 11 December 2022 Pacific splashdown.
NASA · 2022 · Verified
NASA Artemis I mission pages and press kit, 2022
Recorded on Artemis I
- Artemis I launches uncrewed from Launch Complex 39B
- Artemis I splashes down after 25 days
- NASA concludes the Orion heat shield investigation
- Artemis II launches — first crew beyond low Earth orbit since 1972
- Artemis II splashes down off San Diego
- Artemis III crewed low Earth orbit demonstration (planned)
- Artemis IV first crewed lunar south pole landing (planned)
Related
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- Artemis III crewed low Earth orbit demonstration (planned) · planned — NASA target 2027
- Artemis IV first crewed lunar south pole landing (planned) · planned — no earlier than 2028
- Artemis I launches uncrewed from Launch Complex 39B · 2022-11-16 11:47 UTC