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Artemis II crew set to return to Earth from historic moon-orbiting mission. Info about NASA splashdown criteria, weather forecast, what time, location.
Reentry is one of the most dangerous aspects of any spaceflight. And Artemis II is going into this part of the journey with a known issue that mission controllers are tracking.
More than 50 years after humans last walked on the lunar surface, NASA is amid a program to send astronauts back to the moon, and at the helm of this historic endeavor is Hernando native Matthew Ramsey.
Former astronaut Charles Camarda warns that unresolved issues from Artemis I could endanger Friday's reentry. Here's what NASA says. (AP Photo)
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Congress to debate broad NASA budget cuts as Artemis prepares for splashdown
As the Artemis II prepares for its return, the Trump administration is proposing a large budget cut to the agency that got them up there.
Twin control rooms at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are actively supporting real-time mission operations in lunar orbit as part of the agency's Artemis II mission, helping ensure astronaut safety and mission success as the crew prepares to return to Earth Friday,
"Budget cuts, chaos, and political interference now threaten the very science that motivates and enables space exploration."