Rice research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown
April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown
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When NASA's Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, completing a successful Artemis II mission milestone, a critical piece of the spacecraft's safe return traced back to research at Rice University.
The capsule's three-parachute sys . . .
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Rice research helps power safe return of astronauts in historic Orion splashdown
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When NASA's Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, completing a successful Artemis II mission milestone, a critical piece of the spacecraft's safe return traced back to research at Rice University.
The capsule's three-parachute sys . . .