Kyle Busch said he didn't view the crew chief change as a last-gasp effort to see if he wants to stay at RCR. He says he loves Richard and "I'm full in. I'm all committed."
Artemis II is now entering a solar eclipse that will last for about an hour as Orion, the Moon and the Sun align. During this phase, the crew will see the Sun disappear behind a mostly darkened Moon.
Successful outbound trajectory burn!
This means that the Orion spacecraft fired its thrusters to further fine-tune the astronauts' path to the Moon.
Coverage of the lunar flyby tomorrow begins at 1pm ET (1700 UTC). https://t.co/uC5tOnQeA1
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