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BBC tours Orion spacecraft model ahead of Artemis II return

BBC tours Orion spacecraft model ahead of Artemis II return

bbc.com 10.04.2026 01:25 24 baxış
The Orion spacecraft is scheduled to bring the Artemis II crew back to Earth on 10 April.

The Artemis II crew is scheduled to return to Earth on 10 April aboard the Orion spacecraft. At Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, BBC got a tour of a model of the Orion spacecraft. Upon re-entry, the bottom of the shield will experience the hottest temperatures on Earth and it travel about 25,000 mph and endure temperatures of nearly 5,000F (2,760C) — about half as hot as the Sun.

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The Arcadia 20 team worked on preventing the spread of the Autumn Lane fire that continues to threaten areas of Spokane, Washington. SpaceX's shares are unlocked Thursday, and some early employees could see a massive windfall. The BBC's Samira Hussain explains.

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Dashcam video shows a plane flying under a highway gantry after the instructor calmly informed air traffic control of the emergency. Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November. More than 700 homes have been destroyed in the Washington state flames, with one suspect arrested on first-degree arson charges.

Aaron Farinacci was allegedly seen kneeling near grass at the site of the fire and later found to have matches and a lighter, the Spokane County Sheriff said. The service reportedly costs up to $100,000 (£74,170) per month and offers access to posts from influential accounts milliseconds before they appear online. BBC Verify matched wildfire videos with images of the same areas before the fires struck to assess the damage in Washington state.

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