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Caption: They’re coming home. The Artemis II crew returns to Earth tomorrow — here’s everything you need to know. When is splashdown? 🌊 Expected: Friday, April 10 at 5:0… more They’re coming home. The Artemis II crew returns to Earth tomorrow — here’s everything you need to know. When is splashdown? 🌊 Expected: Friday, April 10 at 5:07 pm PDT 🇦🇺 That’s 10:07 am AEST on Saturday for Australia’s east coast. (Quick tip: Google “5:07 pm PDT to your timezone” for your local time.) Where can you watch it? Live coverage will be available on NASA platforms like NASA+, plus services like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Netflix, HBO Max, and NASA’s YouTube channel. What happens before splashdown? 🚀 ~24 hours before: Final correction burn adjusts their path home. 🛰 42 minutes before: Crew module separates from the service module. 🔥 13 minutes before: They hit Earth’s atmosphere — expect up to 6 minutes of radio silence as plasma forms around the capsule. 🪂 ~3 minutes before: Parachutes deploy. 🌊 Splashdown: After 10 days in space, they return home. This mission pushed humans farther than ever before — a huge step toward returning people to the Moon. Godspeed, Integrity. The final stretch is here. #ArtemisII #NASA #Splashdown #Orion #Moon less
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