three parachutes, in formation, patterned in red & white. screencap from the moving images taken by remote-controlled camera aboard the Artemis I mission unmanned Orion capsule, a view taken through the window of the spacecraft looking up to the heavens, showing the three main parachutes deployed (with tethers visible) to slow the capsule's descent, moments before splashdown. The scene was re-enacted by the Artemis II mission, with humans aboard. Artemis I&II in turn re-enacted the scenes familiar to a previous generation, with the Apollo mission splashdowns (Earth landings) looking exactly the same, some 50+ years ago (1968-1972). Artemis II is therefore a (mere) repitition of a cultural achevement from the previous century, nothing new. background reading/viewing; "Video of Orion's skip reentry on Artemis 1, showing the entire reentry process unedited from space to splashdown" (via Wikipedia entry for 'atmospheric reentry') https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_entry

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