Successful splash-down for the Artemis 1 moon mission spacecraft
NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a dramatic 25-day test flight.
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NASA’s Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a dramatic 25-day test flight.
The Orion spacecraft sent back some amazing pictures from its 25-day, 1.4-million-mile journey around the moon.
The successful return to Earth marks a major milestone in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
"Dec. 7 brings one of those magical moments when the sky changes dramatically before your very eyes," NASA said.
A final major engine firing went off without a hitch to put the Orion capsule on course for Sunday re-entry and splashdown.
Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio float outside the space station to install the third of six new roll-out solar blankets.
NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft continues on the Artemis 1 mission, a 25-and-a-half day journey that will take it more than 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon.
Close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape
After flyby, Orion is expected to travel more than 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon
It's all part of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to eventually establish a lunar outpost that can permanently host astronauts for the first time in history/
After flyby, Orion is expected to travel more than 40,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon
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If all goes well, the SLS rocket will send an unpiloted Orion capsule on a nearly monthlong journey to circle the moon and return to Earth.
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The space agency is still targeting a two-hour launch window on Wednesday
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