Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re‑entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

Their journey back will culminate in a high-speed, hypersonic and extremely hot re-entry into Earth's atmosphere before their ...
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The Artemis II capsule will be twice as hot as the sun during its re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

A speedy re-entry The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts will be travelling at more than 11 km/s (40,000 km/h) when it reaches Earth’s atmosphere. This is 40 times faster than a ...