capsule

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As the capsule splashes down, the parachutes will instantaneously deflate when the risers are severed ... and we'll see the parachutes fall into the ocean.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The heat shield is made of a material called Avcoat that is supposed to melt away during re-entry, keeping the Orion crew capsule protected from intense temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For the Artemis II mission, these were printed on to the wiring inside the Orion space capsule.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The US space agency installed radiation sensors on the Orion capsule and took blood samples of the astronauts before takeoff to compare with samples post-trip.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Do you want to know what they put inside the time capsule?

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman