00:00Now Artemis is heading home, racing back toward Earth after its journey around the Moon.
00:06As it approaches, the spacecraft will hit the atmosphere at nearly 40,000 kilometers per hour.
00:13The air in front of it will compress, creating intense friction that will heat the heat shield to around 2
00:19,800 degrees Celsius.
00:21A fiery plasma will surround the capsule, protecting the crew inside.
00:26Gradually, the spacecraft will slow down.
00:30Then, a sequence of parachutes will deploy, first small drogues, then three massive main chutes, reducing its speed dramatically.
00:39Finally, Orion will gently splash down in the ocean, completing its return to Earth.
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