Flight Day 6: Orion Focuses on Moon
art001m1013251756 (Nov. 21, 2022) The Moon is seen below Orion on flight day 6 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission. On this day, Orion completed the outbound powered flyby, passing just 81 miles above the Moon.
Astronaut Shannon Walker prepares to release a weather balloon from the deck of the USS Portland
Astronaut Shannon Walker prepares to release a weather balloon from the deck of the USS Portland ahead of the splashdown of the Artemis I Orion Spacecraft on Dec. 11. NASA's Landing and Recovery team works alongside the DoD to safely recover the capsule after missions to the Moon. [...]
Orion Splash Down and Recovery Operations
A member of the 45th Weather Squadron out of Patrick Space Force Base releases a weather balloon from the deck of USS Portland prior to splashdown of the NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission on Dec. 11, 2022.
Artemis I Orion Recovery Weather Ballon Release
Astronaut Shannon Walker prepares to release a weather balloon from the deck of the USS Portland alongside members of the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron ahead of the splashdown of the Orion spacecraft on Dec. 11. NASA's Landing and Recovery team works alongside the DoD to safely recover Orion after Artemis missions to the [...]
Artemis I Orion Recovery Weather Ballon Release
Astronaut Shannon Walker prepares to release a weather balloon from the deck of the USS Portland alongside members of the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron ahead of the splashdown of the Orion spacecraft on Dec. 11. NASA's Landing and Recovery team works alongside the DoD to safely recover Orion after Artemis missions to the [...]
Highlights From the First 13 Days of NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission
On Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, Artemis I reached the halfway point of its 26-day mission around the Moon, flying roughly 270,000 miles (434,000 km) from the Earth—farther from our home planet than any spacecraft designed to send humans to space and back has gone before. From Artemis I's launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to [...]
Artemis I Recovery Teams Prepare for Splashdown
(Dec. 5, 2022) Recovery teams prepare for the splashdown of Orion on Dec. 11, 2022, off the coast of San Diego, California. The spacecraft will complete its 25.5-day mission by splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, where it will be recovered by teams aboard the USS Portland.
Artemis I FD15 Orion Moon
art001m1013340036 (Nov. 30, 2022) On flight day 15 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continued in its distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon, capturing a video of the Moon from a camera on one of its solar arrays.
Artemis I FD 15: Earth Snapshot
On flight day 15 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continued in its distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon, capturing a snapshot of Earth from a camera on one of its solar arrays.