NASA's unpiloted Orion crew capsule closed in on the moon this Sunday as the organization continues to work towards the goal of having a piloted flight around the moon in 2024.
, NASA's unpiloted Orion crew capsule closed in on the moon Sunday, on course for a critical rocket firing and lunar flyby Monday to whip the craft into a distant orbit. The goal is to pave the way toward a piloted flight around the moon in 2024.
A camera mounted one of the Orion spacecraft's four solar wings captured this"selfie" showing the unpiloted capsule 57,000 miles from Earth during the outbound trip to the moon following launch Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center.Two minutes after passing within about 80 miles of the lunar surface at 7:57 a.m.
"All of us will really be looking to receive data since the burn is done on the backside of the moon and we'll lose comm with a vehicle for a little bit of time, it'll autonomously do the burn. And then we'll pick it up and see how Orion's doing." That fourth and final burn will put the spacecraft on course for Earth with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of San Diego planned for 12:40 p.m. EST on December 11.
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