Houston, we have a new record 🌎

On Saturday Nov. 26, at 8:40 a.m. ET, Orion Spacecraft broke the record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth of a human-rated spacecraft. The record was previously held by Apollo 13 at 248,655 statute miles from Earth. Go Artemis!

Today, Orion Spacecraft will break the record for farthest distance of a spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and safely return them to Earth. This record is currently held by Apollo 13.

Hear from Apollo astronauts and flight directors on the future of #Artemis :

Inside Mission Control rn🤩

Flight Controllers here NASA's Johnson Space Center successfully performed a burn to insert Orion Spacecraft into a distant retrograde orbit! More details here: blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Flight day 9. The Moon and the Earth seen from solar wing cameras on Orion's @ESA service module. Watch live views from Orion at go.nasa.gov/artemislive

The aftermath of 8,800,000 lbs of thrust.

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Rotated and color corrected, I like this perspective more. Check out the shock wave from the SRB ignition!

Earthrise from Orion's perspective. Truly a magnificent view❤️ Orion Spacecraft ESA NASA Artemis
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Another spectacular photo of Orion approaching the Moon earlier today!

Why does the Moon look different on these photos? The photos show the far side of the Moon, which is not visible from planet Earth.

#artemis1 POV SRB seperation

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is set to perform a powered lunar flyby tomorrow (Monday)!

The burn is set for 12:44 UTC and Orion’s closest approach to the Moon will occur at 12:57 UTC.

Live coverage of this event via NASA will begin at 12:15 UTC tomorrow: youtu.be/BvWtNx3VOUA