So we have now entered the return trajectory.
So we are really excited to see the crew return home safely
along with the spacecraft, through the reentry and the splashdown phase.
I'm Mrugen Patel.
I'm the System Manager for the Passive Thermal Control System
of the Orion spacecraft.
And I support the PTCS console in the Orion MER.
So the PTCS system that's the thermal control system,
is comprised of for like MLI, which is a multi-layer insulation,
which are, the blankets that go around different hardware to help keep them warm.
And we also have temperature sensors across the different systems
to understand how the thermal performance is changing as we fly the mission.
Every time we do a change in the orientation of how Orion flies,
we have some pieces of hardware identified as they might get hotter than expected.
All the telemetry that we saw, it remained within the bounds of our analysis.
And it also remained within its limits, which is really nice.
What's particularly exciting for the thermal console is,
we are now in a phase where we have the opportunity to do an on-orbit test
to characterize the thermal performance of the spacecraft under stable conditions.
The data that we will get will help us improve our thermal
analytical math models for planning and executing future missions
while maintaining crew safety as well as spacecraft safety.
To be here and to experience this mission unfold in real time
and to be part of this team, I'm just living my dream right now.