Orion Splashes Down in Pacific, Ending NASA’s Historic Artemis 1 Moon Mission
Orion’s triumphant return. Gif: NASA/GizmodoThe uncrewed Orion spacecraft performed a flawless splashdown in the Pacific Ocean earlier today, in what is a very promising and exciting start to the Artemis era of lunar missions.A recovery team led by NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems is in the midst of recovering the capsule, a careful process that can take upwards of five hours to complete. Orion splashed down at 12:40 p.m. ET as expected, roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Guadalupe Island near Baja, California.!-->!-->…