Science and Exploration

Artemis I Orion Recovery

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
December 12, 2022
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Artemis I Orion Recovery
Artemis I Orion Recovery
NASA

NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission was successfully recovered inside the well deck of the USS Portland on Dec. 11, 2022 off the coast of Baja California.

After launching atop the Space Launch System rocket on Nov. 16, 2022 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Orion spent 25.5 days in space before returning to Earth, completing the Artemis I mission.

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