Orion has close encounter with moon before heading home | Digital Trends

The flyby, which at one point took the uncrewed spacecraft to within 79 miles of the moon’s surface, took place on Monday, December 6, just over three weeks after the Orion left Earth on the Artemis I mission. The spacecraft made a similarly close approach to the lunar surface last month, too.— NASA Artemis December 5, 2022

NASA official Jim Free later confirmed the success of the engine burn and shared a stunning photo showing the moon and a crescent Earth, as well as part of the Orion spacecraft. The Artemis I mission is designed to test the rocket and spaceship ahead of a crewed mission that will follow the same route as the current flight. It means several very lucky astronauts will one day be able to enjoy these same incredible views in person, while flying aboard the Orion spacecraft.

They taxpayers paid handsomely for those pics

Where’s the flat Earth?! 😂

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