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ARTEMIS II
PRE-LAUNCH
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🌙 Lunar Flyby
5d 00h 27m 00s
0.0%218h total
SYSTEMS STATUS
Communications
nominal
Power
nominal
Guidance, Navigation & Ctrl
nominal
Life Support (ECLSS)
nominal
Thermal Control
nominal
Navigation
nominal
RECOVERY SEQUENCE
Final 30 min · Splashdown to Crew Out
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Service Module Separation
T-217h 0m
Crew Module separates from European Service Module
📏 5,000,000 ft⚡ 24,500 mph
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Entry Interface (EI)
T-217h 10m
Capsule enters atmosphere at 122 km altitude, heatshield forward
📏 400,000 ft⚡ 24,500 mph
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Peak Heating
T-217h 11m
Heatshield reaches ~2,760°C — half the temperature of the Sun
📏 280,000 ft⚡ 24,000 mph
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Skip Entry Maneuver
T-217h 13m
Capsule skips off the atmosphere, then re-enters — lowers G-load on crew
📏 260,000 ft⚡ 21,000 mph
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Communications Blackout
T-217h 15m
Plasma sheath blocks radio signals for ~3-4 minutes
📏 200,000 ft⚡ 18,000 mph
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Second Entry
T-217h 18m
Capsule re-enters denser atmosphere after the skip
📏 130,000 ft⚡ 12,000 mph
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Drogue Chutes Deploy
T-217h 25m
Two drogue parachutes stabilize and slow the capsule
📏 25,000 ft⚡ 290 mph
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Main Parachutes Deploy
T-217h 27m
Three large main parachutes (116 ft diameter each) fully open
📏 9,500 ft⚡ 100 mph
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🎉 SPLASHDOWN
T-217h 30m
Capsule touches down in the Pacific at ~17 mph (~7.6 m/s)
⚡ 17 mph
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Capsule Stabilization
T-217h 33m
Crew Module Uprighting System (CMUS) airbags inflate to keep capsule upright
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Crew Comms Restored
T-217h 35m
First voice contact with crew after splashdown — 'Crew is GO'
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Recovery Divers Deployed
T-217h 48m
Navy divers from USS San Diego attach the collar and tow lines
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Capsule Tow to Ship
T-218h 15m
Capsule winched into the well deck of USS San Diego (LPD-22)
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Crew Extraction
T-219h 0m
Hatch opens — Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen step out
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Medical Evaluation
T-219h 30m
Initial medical checks aboard USS San Diego
LIVE COVERAGE

NASA Live TV streams parachute deploy, splashdown, capsule orientation, and crew extraction. Live cameras typically show the capsule within 1–2 hours of splashdown as recovery divers reach the Crew Module.

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