The Artemis 2 crew, returning from a lunar flyby, is doing something they've never done with people on board. Orion is flying at 40,000 km/h. At that speed, the atmosphere isn't air, it's a wall. You can't just dive down—the crew would be crushed by the G-forces, and the ship would burn up.

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— Blas C. Herrero (@Blas_1) April 10, 2026