The Artemis 1 spacecraft is bringing live space footage to a whole new lunar level.
, which launched on Nov. 16. The footage is useful not only for public relations but also to ensure the spacecraft is running well during its lunar voyage, NASA officials have said.
Later in the video, there's an even better view of the side of Orion with the crescent moon behind it, which was filmed on Tuesday . The spacecraft aims to be the farthest human-rated vessel yet in space, exceeding the mark set by the crewed NASAIn photos:On Friday , Orion reached a distant retrograde orbit around the moon, which will take it roughly 40,000 miles beyond the lunar surface at its most distant point.
Orion will spend slightly less than a week in the DRO before departing with an engine burn on Dec. 1. The journey home will eventually see Orion splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast on Dec. 11, if it sticks to the flight plan. The 25-day Artemis 1 shakedown cruise is crucial, NASA has said, to make sure all systems on Orion and the gigantic
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