The Orion spacecraft sent as part of the Artemis I mission never ceases to provide us with incredible images, and the latest released by NASA is by far the most amazing that the 16 cameras attached to the capsule have been able to capture so far. Management shared photograph showing that the Earth and Moon are aligned after the aforementioned ship sent into space via SLS, reaches its maximum distance from our planet: about 434,522 kilometers.
In fact, this is the first time that a spacecraft designed for human piloting (currently carrying only dummies) has reached such a distance from Earth. thus surpassing the result achieved by NASA with the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. and therefore providing a historical image that allows us to see our planet and earth satellite from a very different perspective than we are used to.
The photo, in particular, shows the front of the Orion spacecraft. In the distance, the brown moon is visible, much larger than the Earth. because of the perspective of the capsule and the camera that captured the image, well, let’s remember, the diameter of the Moon is only 3500 km, the diameter of the Earth, on the contrary, is much larger; mileage 13,000 km.
The Orion spacecraft hasn’t stopped taking “selfies” since arriving in space.
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Orion spacecraft, Artemis mission, NASAThis, of course, is not the only image Orion took during his journey through space. NASA, in fact, has not stopped sharing the “selfies” of the aforementioned capsule, in which she poses alone with the Moon or with our planet. These are images that not only captivate us, but also serve as a preview of what astronauts will see when they find themselves aboard a ship a few years from now to fulfill Artemis I’s goal: to return to the moon.
NASA plans to set foot on the moon again in 2024. Provided, of course, that various tests and previous missions, such as launching the Orion spacecraft through the SLS to test the strength of the giant rocket, are successful.
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