Orion Solar Array Wing #4 View of Spacecraft Adapter Jettison Fairing Panels Separating

art002m1200912231B (April 1, 2026) - A few minutes into the fight of NASA’s Artemis II mission is a view of the Orion spacecraft’s adapter jettison fairing panels separating from the service module allowing the solar array wings to unfurl. This view comes from a camera on solar array wing #4. At this stage of ascent, the rocket and spacecraft are flying above the densest layers of Earth’s atmosphere and Orion no longer requires the protective structures that shielded it during the early, high‑dynamic‑pressure portion of launch.