Sent into space with the Artemis mission launched by NASA to return to the moon. Orion The spacecraft is sharing many photos and videos from its journey to lunar orbit. The last of these videos is almost like one like a Hollywood star It contains a selfie taken.

After launching on November 16, Orion launched a large number photo and video had shared. These videos are not only helpful in terms of public relations, but also show the vehicle continuing its journey in a healthy way.

Smile, it attracts!

In the November 22 video, we first see the vehicle and the lunar surface. your vehicle on solar panels The Earth is then included in the image taken by one of the small cameras. Then the camera focuses on the Orion vehicle.

The vehicle, which reached its farthest point on the far side of the moon on Nov. 25, also plans to break the record for the longest manned journey to the farthest point in space since NASA’s Apollo 13 mission. The one that was supposed to land on the moon, but couldn’t land due to a problem and circled the moon. Apollo 13In a way, he had this record by accident.

Orion at its current location ca. 1 more week It will pass and will ignite its engines for reentry on December 1. If there is no problem, the Orion vehicle will make its landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Dec. 11. Using the information obtained during this 25-day mission, NASA will prepare its SLS rocket and Orion vehicle for crewed missions.

Update: Record of Orion

Apollo 13 on its journey from the brink of disaster Just over 400 thousand kilometers while you can record a distance, this distance record Orion broken down by spacecraft. In a statement on the subject, “Together with the really big orbit, we were able to surpass the Apollo 13 high altitude record on the moon. But more importantly, it pushed the boundaries of exploration and spacecraft control more than ever before.‘ had been used.