Mission Complete: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Splashes Down In Pacific Ocean

NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean around 12:40 pm est, off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California.

We have now entered the entry phase. The @NASA_Orion spacecraft is traveling just under 25,000 miles per hour. #Artemis pic.twitter.com/Q488mhgfCS

— NASA (@NASA) December 11, 2022

As of 10:24 am est, Orion was 20,000 miles from Earth — traveling at 9,600 mph, NASA said in a tweet.