Explained: How the Artemis crew will splash down on Earth
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The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft have completed their mission around the Moon and are expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 20:07 eastern US time on Friday (01:07 BST on Saturday).
The splashdown sequence, beginning with the separation of the European Service Module, takes roughly 42 minutes to complete.
The re-entry and subsequent splashdown are considered the most dangerous part of the Artemis II mission, with the Orion capsule enduring temperatures of nearly 2,760C — about half as hot as the Sun.
