Artemis program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington, D.C., USA

**Airicist2** · 21st November 2022, 23:06

Orion spacecraft approaching the Moon

Nov 21, 2022

For NASA’s Artemis I (Artemis-1) mission to the Moon, the Orion spacecraft performed an outbound powered flyby burn by firing the orbital maneuvering system engine for 2 minutes and 30 seconds in order to accelerate the spacecraft, harness the force from the Moon’s gravity, and direct it toward a distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon.

**Airicist2** · 26th November 2022, 00:45

Orion spacecraft enters Distant Retrograde Orbit

Nov 26, 2022

For NASA’s Artemis I (Artemis-1) mission to the Moon, the Orion spacecraft fired the orbital maneuvering system engine, on its European service module, to propel into a “Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO), on 25 November 2022, at 21:52 UTC (16:52 EST). According to NASA, the “Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) provides a highly stable orbit where little fuel is required to stay for an extended trip in deep space to put Orion’s systems to the test in an environment far from Earth.”

**Airicist2** · 2nd December 2022, 02:45

Orion spacecraft’s distant retrograde orbit departure

Dec 2, 2022

On 1 December 2022, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft performed the Distant Retrograde Orbit departure burn.

**Airicist2** · 6th December 2022, 01:39

Orion spacecraft’s return powered flyby of the Moon

Dec 5, 2022

For NASA’s Artemis I mission, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft performed its return powered flyby of the Moon, on 5 December 2022, heading back to Earth.

**Airicist2** · 11th December 2022, 23:15

Orion splashdown

Dec 11, 2022

For NASA’s Artemis I mission, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully splashdown off the Baja Coast near Guadalupe Island, on 11 December 2022, at 17:40 UTC (12:40 EST).

**Airicist2** · 3rd April 2023, 20:39

"NASA Names Astronauts to Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under Artemis"

April 3, 2023

**Airicist2** · 4th April 2023, 00:29

Artemis II: meet the astronauts who will fly around the Moon (Official NASA Video)

Apr 3, 2023

Four astronauts have been selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.

Artemis II will be NASA’s first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft around the Moon to verify today’s capabilities for humans to explore deep space and pave the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface.

nasa.gov/artemis-ii

**Airicist2** · 7th April 2023, 22:51

Introducing the Crew of our Artemis II Moon Mission on This Week @NASA – April 7, 2023

Apr 8, 2023

Introducing the crew of our Artemis II Moon mission, lighting up an Artemis rocket engine, and a new image of a distant planet. A few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!