NASA hosted a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss Orion’s outbound powered flyby burn and provide an update on post-launch assessments from the Space Launch System and Exploration Ground Systems. Artemis I Mission Manager Mike Sarafin, Flight Director Judd Frieling and Orion Program Manager Howard Hu participated. Following a successful launch on NASA’s Space Launch System at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 16, Orion is in orbit around the Moon as the first mission of the Artemis program. Flight controllers conducted an outbound powered flyby burn at 6:44 a.m. Monday to harness the force from the Moon’s gravity, accelerate the spacecraft, and direct it toward a distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon. During the outbound powered flyby, Orion made its closest approach approximately 80 statute miles above to the lunar surface. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars -- discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: www.nasa.gov/subscribe
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