Artemis 2's Orion capsule will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 24,000 mph on April 10. A heat shield and 11 parachutes will help it survive the fiery trip and splash down safely.

The thunderous vibration will likely take place between 5 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Pacific Time, the USGS said.

The Artemis II crew lifted off at 6:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 1.

After a history-making trip around the Moon, Artemis II is now racing toward what may be the most nerve-racking phase of the entire mission: reentry. The real white-knuckle moment comes when NASA’s

The splashdown will conclude the crew's 685,000 mile flight that began 10 days ago and marked the first manned flight to the moon in 54 years.

Artemis II’s journey back to Earth will likely trigger a “sonic boom” so strong that it could end up rattling windows in parts of Southern California, according to officials. The gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday night — bringing a dramatic end to humanity’s first voyage to the moon in more than half a century.

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The Artemis II crew have safely returned home after re-entering Earth's atmosphere at 25,000mph (40,000km/h), splashing down off the coast of California. They have travelled deeper into space than any humans before them - just over 4,000 miles more than the record of 248,655 set by Apollo 13 in 1970.

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