registered Orion capsule The US space agency (NASA) in the framework of the Artemis 1 program set a new record in terms of the distance traveled by the Earth, approximately 10 days after its launch.
And NASA announced, in a tweet on Twitter Saturday, that Orion is more than 249,000 miles (more than 400,000km) from Earth, noting that this is the furthest distance it has traveled. Spaceship Designed for human passengers.
The last record dates back to more than 50 years ago
The previous record was set more than 50 years ago by the Apollo 13 mission, which covered a distance of 248,655 miles.
There are no humans aboard the Orion capsule, as she is not expected to join him astronauts Until the start of the Artemis 2 mission in 2024.
Shortly before Saturday’s record, the Orion capsule entered lunar orbit.
Today, @NASA_Orion it will break the record for the furthest distance of a spacecraft designed to carry humans into deep space and return them safely to Earth. This record is currently held by Apollo 13.
Hear from Apollo astronauts and flight directors about the future of #Artemis: pic.twitter.com/fH35MXFfS3— NASA (@NASA) November 26, 2022
