Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re‑entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

Their journey back will culminate in a high-speed, hypersonic and extremely hot re-entry into Earth's atmosphere before their ...
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SpaceX’s Dragon reentry in Southern California creates sonic boom

LOS ANGELES — A sonic boom shook part of Southern California Saturday night as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. According to the Hawthorne-based company, the unpiloted ...
Sacramento Bee

Dragon capsule’s return lights up SLO County sky. Did you see or hear it?

Did you notice a bright streak in the sky or hear a faint sonic boom in San Luis Obispo County last night? If so, what you witnessed was a four-person NASA space crew returning to Earth aboard the ...
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SpaceX Dragon capsule re-entry lights up night sky in Monarch Bay, California

On January 15, 2026, in Monarch Bay, California, USA, @FlohCreative shared a video capturing the SpaceX Dragon capsule’s atmospheric re-entry under clear night skies. In the video, the author spotted ...