6PR Breakfast with Millsy and KarlUniversity of Queensland hypersonics expert Dr. Chris James breaks down the perilous return of the Artemis II mission, detailing how the spacecraft withstands 3,000°C temperatures and speeds of 40,000km/h.
They explored the mechanics of atmospheric braking, ablative heat shield technology, and the final splashdown off the coast of San Diego.
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