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Research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown

When NASA's Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, completing a successful Artemis II mission milestone, a critical piece of the spacecraft's safe return traced back to research at Rice University.

Research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown
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When NASA's Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, completing a successful Artemis II mission milestone, a critical piece of the spacecraft's safe return traced back to research at Rice University.

Originally published at Phys.org

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