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The capsule is expected to re-enter at 4:54 p.m. when it is about 400,000 feet above Earth\u2019s surface, and will parachute into the ocean 50 to 60 miles west of San Diego at 5:07 p.m.<\/p>\n
Sonic boom<\/p>\n
NASA says that people along the coast of San Diego County might hear a sonic boom<\/a> Friday afternoon. Weather<\/p>\n Skies will be partly cloudy.<\/a> After splashdown<\/p>\n The four astronauts \u2014 Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, NASA mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen \u2014 will be guided out of the capsule by a recovery team from the San Diego-based<\/a> warship USS John P. Murtha. Watch parties<\/p>\n Watch history live at the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. A live splashdown event<\/a> is scheduled today from 3 to 5:30 p.m., separate tickets are required.\u00a0 For more information on the events, visit fleetscience.org\/experiences\/artemis-week<\/a>. How to stream live<\/p>\n You can watch Artemis II\u2019s return to earth starting at 3:30 p.m.
\nThe boom could be loud enough to shake windows in some areas.<\/p>\n
\nWeather will make it unlikely that people will catch a glimpse of the capsule and its 11 parachutes.<\/p>\n
\nUSS Murtha will be stationed a short distance away, preparing to transport the crew by helicopter to Naval Air Station North Island.
\nThe Artemis II crew will then be flown to Houston by jet.<\/p>\n
\nAt the San Diego Air & Space Museum, an Artemis II splashdown pajama viewing party is scheduled for today starting at 4 p.m. There will be family-friendly activities, including rocket launches, parachute and landing challenges, chocolate heat shielding experiments and robotics and engineering buildouts. 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego. 619-234-8291, sandiegoairandspace.org\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNASA will have a livestream<\/a>, including on its social media accounts.
\nNetflix, Peacock, Prime, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and other streaming services will have live coverage.<\/p>\n