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Photo: NASA
Photo: NASA

This is the quintessential photo of Orion making its parachute-assisted descent on December 11. Looking closely, you can see that the capsule, which endured temperatures in excess of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit during reentry, is still steaming hot. Orion splashed down near Baja, California, ending the historic Artemis 1 mission.