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The Artemis II capsule will be twice as hot as the sun during its re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

A speedy re-entry The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts will be travelling at more than 11 km/s (40,000 km/h) when it reaches Earth’s atmosphere. This is 40 times faster than a ...
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Varda Space reentry capsule lands in Australia, completes hypersonic research mission

Varda Space Industries' W-3 capsule. Credit: Varda Space Industries WASHINGTON —Varda Space Industries said it successfully landed its W-3 reentry capsule in South Australia on May 13, marking the ...
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ATMOS Space Cargo raises €25.7M to build Europe’s first routine orbital return service

A year after flying and recovering the continent’s first private re-entry capsule, the German-French startup is moving from demonstration to operations. Three PHOENIX 2 vehicles, a new defence entity, ...
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PSLV-C62: KID re-entry capsule from Spain could have key data

BENGALURU: Orbital Paradigm, the firm whose re-entry capsule Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator or KID was among the payloads on the failed PSLV-C62 mission, Tuesday said it has begun analysing ...