NASA's Artemis II enters '13 minutes of terror' as crew plunges through Earth's atmosphere in radio blackout ^0.1%

Daily Mail - By Stacy Liberatore, Chris Melore - 4/10/2026, 10:35 PM

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NASA's Artemis II crew is just minutes away from the most dangerous phase of their historic Moon mission as the Orion spacecraft prepares to plunge back to Earth. The spacecraft is scheduled to streak through Earth's atmosphere at about 7.53pm ET on Friday, reaching blistering speeds of up to 25,000 miles per hour before splashing down... more