capsule

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Crews on the ground will monitor the Artemis II capsule and send those test pilots precise speeds and coordinates to hit as they follow the fireball in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Orion capsule carrying the astronauts will now travel back to Earth in a so-called free-return trajectory before coming down in the ocean.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon, and the toilet aboard the Orion capsule is acting up again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Once the capsule climbed through the launch window, separated from the Atlas, and settled into a successful orbit, it established communication links with the ground stations.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly