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This photo provided by NASA shows the exterior of the Orion spacecraft Integrity during the Artemis II mission en route to the moon on Friday, April 3, 2026

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Video. Artemis II astronauts brace for a 13-minute 'fireball' return to Earth

Updated: 09/04/2026 - 17:56 GMT+2

The Orion spacecraft will fall over 120,000 metres in 13 minutes and travel to a special "splashdown" site off the coast of California.

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