Watch as NASA Attempts to Maneuver Orion Into Its Target Orbit Around the Moon
rocket on Wednesday, November 16. Artemis 1 is meant to demonstrate both SLS and Orion, the latter of which still needs to survive an atmospheric reentry, at which time it’ll slam into our atmosphere at speeds reaching Mach 32 . During the attempted reentry, Orion’s heat shield will experience temperatures in excess of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Before that happens, however, Orion must pull off today’s orbital insertion and then pull off an exit maneuver on December 1 to escape the Moon’s gravitational clutches. The act of leaving distant retrograde orbit will require Orion to perform another lunar flyby. Orion is expected to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on December 11.. The space agency is aiming to repeat the current mission, but with astronauts on board, in 2024, and land humans on the Moon later this decade.
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