Artemis 1: Flight Day 13
Explanation:
On
flight day 13
(November 28, 2022) of the Artemis I mission, the
Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from its home world.
Over 430,000 kilometers from Earth
in a distant retrograde orbit,
Orion surpassed the record for most distant
spacecraft designed to carry humans.
That record was previously set in 1970 during the
Apollo 13 mission to the Moon.
Both Earth and Moon are in the
same field
of view
in this video frame from Orion on Artemis I mission flight day 13.
The planet and its large natural satellite
even appear about the same apparent size from
the uncrewed
spacecraft's
perspective.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
