positioned Orion spacecraft In a distant lunar orbit, the tenth day of Artemis mission 1as announced US Space Agency (NASA) Friday.
And the agency said in a blog post that flight controllers, during “Orion’s” presence in this lunar orbit, “will monitor the vehicle’s vital systems, and conduct audits related to the deep space environment.” .”
This new capsule is located about 64,000 km from the moon, to which it should carry astronauts in the coming years, for the first time since the last American flight as part of the Apollo mission in 1972.
At this distance, the vehicle will need at least 6 days to complete a half-circle around the moon before starting the journey back to Earth. This first unmanned test flight aims to ensure the safety of the vehicle.
Landing is scheduled in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, after just over 25 flight days.
The success of this mission governs the future of the next mission, Artemis 2, which will carry astronauts around the moon without landing, and then Artemis 3, which will finally allow Humans return to the surface of the moon. These missions are expected to be formally completed in 2024 and 2025.
(AFP)
