NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A boom across the Pacific near San Diego late Friday afternoon signaled the Orion capsule’s return to Earth’s atmosphere. The shock wave also summoned sailors tasked with safely returning the four astronauts following their 10-day lunar flight. It was time to go to work. From a small inflatable boat, Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Vlad Link listened to radio traffic and tracked the Orion capsule named Integrity as it made its return trip. After blasting through the atmosphere at close to 35 times the speed of sound, Integrity drifted down on parachutes. The capsule splashed
‘Integrity, Arriving’
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A boom across the Pacific near San Diego late Friday afternoon signaled the Orion capsule’s return to Earth’s atmosphere. The shock wave also summoned sailors tasked with safely returning the four astronauts following their 10-day lunar flight. It was time
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