Orion's Fireball Ride: Astronauts Break Distance Record
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Four astronauts on NASAs Artemis two mission, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, have just broken the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by humans, surpassing Apollo thirteens record from fifty-six years ago. They are set to splash down off San Diego on Saturday local time, after a ten-day trip that looped them past the Moons dark far side. The real challenge lies in re-entry, where they will slam into the atmosphere at up to forty thousand kilometers per hour, turning the capsule into a blazing fireball with temperatures over two thousand five hundred degrees Celsius. Despite concerns over the heat shield, NASA has full confidence in the mission, making it the fastest crewed re-entry ever attempted. The crew will deploy eleven parachutes and airbags to slow down and ensure a safe exit, with recovery ships waiting to scoop them up for checkups and a flight home to Houston. This mission marks a significant milestone in human space exploration.
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