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In this detailed recap of NASA’s Artemis II mission finale, we cover the crew’s final public affairs events with world leaders, schoolchildren, and media, the skipped manual piloting demonstration, and the high-stakes re-entry sequence that brought the Orion spacecraft home after 9 days and 90 minutes in space. From cabin stowage and donning bright orange entry suits to the European Service Module separation - powered by a Space Shuttle Atlantis engine that’s now orbited the Moon - the Crew Module hit entry interface at 122 km altitude, reaching 38,365 km/h (6.6 miles per second) and peaking at 3.9 G’s before deploying its forward bay cover, drogues, and three main parachutes for a gentle 20 mph splashdown in the Pacific. Recovery teams aboard the USS John P. Murtha safely extracted the astronauts just over nine days after launch from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39B. We also break down what’s next for Artemis III, including the Crawler-Transporter already moving the Mobile Launcher back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, upcoming SLS core stage rollout from Michoud, and a packed launch schedule featuring Blue Origin’s New Glenn third flight, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy with dual-booster landings five miles apart, and Starship Version 3’s debut - plus exclusive insights from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. 🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 🖊️ Written by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 🎥 Video from Colleen Liedtke, D Wise, Space Coast Live, NASA, Blue Origin. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). Stay informed with NSF: Website: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com X: https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasaspaceflight_ig Primary YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight #NASA #Artemis #Space #HumanSpaceflight #Moon LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3