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Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive - The Conversation
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Experts noted that Artemis II would face hypersonic reentry with extreme heating and that the crew would rely on Orion’s heat shield for protection. The astronauts’ own description of an "intense" reentry in an ABC News interview reinforces those technical concerns and focuses attention on postflight inspections of the thermal protection system. Reentry and splashdown were completed successfully, and teams will review returned telemetry and hardware to assess performance and inform future design work.
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