Monday, 5 December 2022

Orion Approaches Moon Before Return Flyby


On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 4, 2022, a camera mounted on the Orion spacecraft captured the Moon just in frame as Orion prepared for its return powered flyby on Dec. 5, when it passed approximately 79 miles above the lunar surface. via NASA https://ift.tt/RSUHK5g
at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Webb Zooms into Helix Nebula

A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of a portion of the Helix Nebula highlights comet-like knots, fierce stellar winds, and ...

  • Sulaiman Mountain Haze
    An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this oblique photograph of the Sulaiman Mountains in central Pakistan. The range r...
  • Spitzer Space Telescope Captures Galactic Snack
    This image of the Andromeda galaxy uses data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope. Multiple wavelengths are shown, revealing stars (...
  • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
    This image of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent zones was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The color-enhanced im...