NASA's Artemis I Orion Splashes Down. Mobile Launcher back to VAB for repairs, and upgrades!

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NASA's Artemis I Orion Splashes Down. Mobile Launcher back to VAB for repairs, and upgrades!
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Orion splashdown:
"Splashdown! From Tranquility Base to Taurus-Littrow to the tranquil waters of the Pacific, the latest chapter of NASA's journey to the moon comes to a close: Orion back on Earth." (NASA spokesperson Rob Navias)
The first leg of NASA’s new ambitious moon program is officially over after an Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.
The capsule was part of the Artemis I mission, which saw the largest rocket NASA has ever built carry a crew of dummies, sensors, and other equipment back. The success of the mission sets the stage for NASA’s future lunar ambitions, which include a space station and a sustained human lunar presence.
The capsule splashed down in the Pacific at 12:40 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, and was hoisted onto the U.S.S. Portland, a naval transport ship. The ship will soon return to the mainland, where NASA personnel will examine the stresses put on the ship during its re-entry.
The re-entry, which commenced about 45 minutes earlier when the craft separated from the Service Module, involves dipping in and out of the atmosphere to reduce speed without endangering the spacecraft, instead skipping it like a stone over the upper atmosphere to slow down before meeting a gentler finale. At maximum speeds, the craft was traveling at speeds of 24,500 mph, or around Mach 32.
Orion's 16.5-foot-wide (5 meters) heat shield — the largest of its type ever flown — protected the capsule during its fiery reentry to Earth's atmosphere on Sunday. And its drogue and main parachute systems deployed on time, slowing Orion's descent and enabling a soft splashdown.
Inside, various sensors read the effects of this speed and these forces upon the craft itself as well as the Moonkins, a trio of dummies meant to test the forces the voyage might take on future astronauts. NASA personnel even consulted with NASCAR engineers to build technology to keep astronauts safe during re-entry.
Orion will soon be loaded onto the USS Portland, a U.S. Navy recovery ship, which will haul the capsule to San Diego. From there, the spacecraft will be shipped overland to KSC, where it will get a thorough inspection.
NASA won't issue an official verdict on the test flight until that work, and analyses of Orion's voluminous flight data, are concluded. But given how smoothly everything went on Artemis 1, the final assessment is likely to be glowing.
NASA's Artemis I Orion Splashes Down. Mobile Launcher back to VAB for repairs, and upgrades!
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