NASA's Artemis 1 mission marks a significant step toward returning astronauts to the moon
Summary
NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday afternoon, December 11m just off California's Baja Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean. The 26-day Artemis 1 test mission marked a significant step toward returning astronauts to the moon. For a transcript of this story,
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Five Facts
Who
are the individuals and organizations involved in the Artemis 1 mission?
What
object returned to earth after having left it 26 days earlier?
Where
and
When
did Orion splashdown?
Why
did NASA send Orion on the Artemis space mission?
How
does NASA know if the Artemis 1 mission was a success?
Focus Questions
Do you think NASA should return astronauts to the moon? How did you feel listening to Miles O'Brien discuss the significance of the Artemis 1 mission?
Media literacy
: What additional information would you have included in the segment?
Optional:
See, Think, Wonder:
What do you notice? What does the story make you think? What do you want to find out more about?
For More
What students can do
: Dive in! Check out some of the live coverage of Artemis 1. To see the splashdown, watch
5m:15s - 9:03 point
"Three good chutes for Orion. ... Time to splashdown 90 seconds."
A good compare and contrast exercise is always a fun and important way to look at history and scientific development. Watch this video with a classmate, friend or family member and discuss the parallels between the moon landing in 1969 and the Artemis mission in 2022! You may want to discuss a couple of the recent shots from Artemis (read the caption to help you).
A camera on Orion's solar array wing captures a view of the spacecraft, the Earth and the Moon during the spacecraft's outbound powered flyby of the Moon as part of the Artemis I mission November 21, 2022 in a still image from video. Artemis I, the first flight test of NASA's Orion capsule and Space Launch System rocket, launched November 16, 2022, and is scheduled to splashdown December 11. NASA TV/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
A camera on Orion's solar array wing captures a view of the spacecraft, the Earth and the Moon during the spacecraft's outbound powered flyby of the Moon as part of the Artemis I mission November 21, 2022 in a still image from video. Artemis I, the first flight test of NASA's Orion capsule and Space Launch System rocket, launched November 16, 2022, and is scheduled to splashdown December 11. NASA TV/Handout via REUTERS
A visual rendering of Orion's re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, when temperatures outside the heat shield reach around 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Image shared by NASA
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon. Photo by Kim Shiflett/NASA
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