{"id":525997,"date":"2022-12-12T20:31:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasas-orion-capsule-is-back-from-a-trip-to-the-moon\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:31:53","slug":"nasas-orion-capsule-is-back-from-a-trip-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasas-orion-capsule-is-back-from-a-trip-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA\u2019s Orion Capsule Is Back From a Trip to the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af537d4dfb61\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af537d4dfb61\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasas-orion-capsule-is-back-from-a-trip-to-the-moon\/#%E2%80%9CNASAs_Orion_Capsule_Is_Back_From_a_Trip_to_the_Moon%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NASA\u2019s Orion Capsule Is Back From a Trip to the Moon&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNASAs_Orion_Capsule_Is_Back_From_a_Trip_to_the_Moon%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NASA\u2019s Orion Capsule Is Back From a Trip to the Moon&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-854241\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-854251\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-splashdown.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Orion capsule in Pacific Ocean\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2022\/12\/11\/artemis-i-update-orion-secured-inside-uss-portland-ahead-of-return-to-shore\/\">NASA \/ James M. Blair<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following months of delays, NASA launched the Artemis 1 mission on November 16, sending the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule on a test <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> around the Moon. Now the mission can officially be called a success, paving the way for future crewed Moon missions.<\/p>\n<p>The Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 AM on December 11, after sitting on top of the SLS rocket for launch and traveling around the Moon. The splashdown marks a successful end to the Artemis 1 mission, which was the first complete test for both the Orion capsule and the Space Launch System rocket. It was automated with no people on board, but it\u2019s likely that the follow-up Artemis 2 mission will have a crew.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-854275 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FD-20-post-rpf-1024x572.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Photo of the Moon from Orion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2022\/12\/05\/artemis-i-flight-day-20-orion-conducts-return-powered-flyby\/\" data-credittext=\"NASA\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moon flyby photo captured by Orion <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2022\/12\/05\/artemis-i-flight-day-20-orion-conducts-return-powered-flyby\/\">NASA<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA said in a blog post, \u201cduring the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the International Space Station orbits Earth, to intentionally stress systems before flying crew. [\u2026] During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Within about 20 minutes, Orion slowed from nearly 25,000 mph to about 20 mph for its parachute-assisted splashdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The space agency is now working on bringing the Orion capsule back to the Kennedy Space Center, after recovery teams on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Portland_(LPD-27)\">the USS <em>Portland<\/em><\/a> fished it out of the ocean. There are several <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> payloads within the capsule to check, and NASA will evaluate the capsule and heat shield to see how it held up after re-entry.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: NASA (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/splashdown-nasa-s-orion-returns-to-earth-after-historic-moon-mission\">1<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2022\/12\/11\/artemis-i-update-orion-secured-inside-uss-portland-ahead-of-return-to-shore\/\">2<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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