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Artemis II crew to lose contact with mission control during reentry
Original: Artemis II crew will lose communication with mission control during reentry. Here's why
NASA says the four Artemis II astronauts will experience a communications blackout with mission control as their Orion capsule reenters Earth's atmosphere. The outage is expected: a sheath of superheated plasma forms around the capsule during reentry, blocking radio signals for several minutes. The crew is trained to handle the gap autonomously, and NASA stresses it poses no risk to the mission, which will fly humans around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
Why now: The Artemis II crewed lunar mission is drawing intense public attention ahead of launch, making mission details like the communications blackout newsworthy.
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- Artemis II crew will lose communication with mission control during reentry. Here's why · ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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