Orion spacecraft from Artemis 2 reentering Earth's atmosphere in fiery plasma glow, with inset of astronauts preparing for splashdown.
Orion spacecraft from Artemis 2 reentering Earth's atmosphere in fiery plasma glow, with inset of astronauts preparing for splashdown.
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Astronautas de Artemis 2 inician la reentrada a la Tierra

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La nave Orion de la misión Artemis 2 ha completado la última maniobra antes de su reentrada en la atmósfera terrestre, el momento más crítico del viaje. Los astronautas Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch y Jeremy Hansen afrontan un descenso de 13 minutos a más de 40.000 km/h y temperaturas superiores a 2.500 grados, con amerizaje previsto frente a San Diego.

Los cuatro astronautas de Artemis 2, tras nueve días de misión lunar, encaran la reentrada prevista para la madrugada del 11 de abril en hora peninsular española. La separación del módulo de servicio europeo ocurrió a las 01:33, seguida de un encendido de 18 segundos para alinear el escudo térmico. A las 01:53, la nave alcanzará los 122 km de altitud a casi 35 veces la velocidad del sonido, iniciando un silencio de comunicaciones de seis minutos por plasma.

Victor Glover describió el momento: «Iremos montados en una bola de fuego que atraviesa la atmósfera». El escudo térmico, dañado en Artemis 1, generó preocupación, por lo que la NASA redujo la duración de la reentrada de 20 a 13 minutos. Los paracaídas se desplegarán a 6.700 m y 1.800 m, con amerizaje a las 02:07 frente a San Diego.

La tripulación, ya en trajes presurizados naranjas, desactivó el retrete de la nave. El buque USS John P. Murtha espera para rescatarlos, con condiciones meteorológicas favorables. La misión batió el récord de distancia a 406.771 km de la Tierra.

Philip Baldwin, de la NASA, destacó el rol clave de la estación de Robledo de Chavela en Madrid para comandos de trayectoria.

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