On Nov. 20, the fifth day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, a camera mounted on the tip of one of Orion’s solar array wings captured this footage of the spacecraft and the Moon as it continued to grow nearer to our lunar neighbor.
The spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence at 2:09 p.m. EST, making the Moon, instead of Earth, the main gravitational force acting on the spacecraft. Orion completed its first flyby on the morning of Nov. 21, 2022.
Follow Orion’s journey by visiting the Artemis I blog.
Image Credit: NASA
11月20日,为期25.5天的阿尔忒弥斯一号任务的第五天,安装在猎户座一侧太阳能阵列翼尖上的摄像机拍下了这段航天器和月球的画面,画面中是猎户座航天器和续靠近航天器的月球邻居。
美国东部时间下午2点09分,航天器进入月球影响范围,使月球取代地球成为作用于航天器的主要引力。猎户座于2022年11月21日上午完成了首次飞越。
影像来源:NASA