NASA Update After Orion’s First Close Flyby of the Moon (Nov. 21, 2022)

NASA news conference from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss Orion’s lunar flyby as part of the Artemis I mission, as well as update on post-launch assessments of the Space Launch System rocket and exploration ground systems. Participants:

Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager, NASA Headquarters
Judd Frieling, flight director, NASA Johnson
Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, NASA Johnson

Orion successfully conducted an outbound powered flyby burn on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7:44 a.m. (12:44 UTC) to accelerate the spacecraft, harness the force from the Moon’s gravity, and direct Orion toward a distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon. During the maneuver, Orion made its closest lunar approach, flying about 81 miles above the lunar surface. Orion re-acquired signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network, at 7:59 a.m. EST after successfully performing the outbound powered flyby burn at 7:44 a.m. EST with a firing of the orbital maneuvering system engine for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

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