Next stop: lunar flyby.
The Orion spacecraft recently ignited its main engine on the service module for about six minutes to provide about 6,000 pounds of thrust. This maneuver not only sets the Artemis II astronauts on the path to the Moon. It also puts the crew in a free return trajectory, which will allow them to use Moon's gravity to return to Earth. https://t.co/P3PlcEIF7U
Beautiful new whole-Earth photo.
I love to zoom in and see the changing fine details, like the green glow of the aurora near the poles.
A beauty of extreme exploration is that we better discover and understand our home.