[GioFX]

1555 GMT (11:55 a.m. EDT)

After one minute of atmospheric descent, the capsule should be at an altitude of 197,000 feet as the heat shield temperature reaches a peak temperature of 4,500 degrees F.

Slightly over 10 seconds later, the capsule will be exposed to about 30 G's, the greatest deceleration it will endure during Earth entry. During this time period, the capsule's heat shield will lose an estimated about 7 pounds, or about 6 percent of its weight, as a small amount of the ablative material erodes away with the heat generated during entry through the atmosphere.