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Do you groan when you hear of a certain planet going into retrograde? Have you ever wondered what planets in...
jsc2022e090745 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight Directors Rick LaBrode and Ronak Dave observe the Orion spacecraft from the...
Flight Controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully fired Orion’s orbital maneuvering system...
OpNav Moon images: art001e000579 (Nov. 26, 2022) On flight day 11, Orion’s optical navigation camera was used to...
jsc2022e090743 (Dec. 1, 2022): Public Affairs Officer Shaneequa Vereen speaks on camera in Houston’s Mission Control...
jsc2022e090747 (Dec. 1, 2022): Chief Flight Director Emily Nelson in Houston’s Mission Control Center observes the...
jsc2022e090747 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controllers Doug Haskovec and Amar Ollero at the mechanical and power officer...
art001e000735 - On flight day 10, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery of the Moon while in a distant retrograde...
art001e000736 - On flight day 10, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery of the Moon while in a distant retrograde...
jsc2022e090753 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controller Julie Reed at the flight dynamics officer console in Houston’s...
art001e000537 (Nov. 25, 2022)—On flight day 10, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery of the Moon while in a...
jsc2022e090746 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controller Todd Quasny at the command and data handling console in Houston’s...
jsc2022e090759 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controllers Steve Sides and Brian Crisp at the instrumentation and...
jsc2022e090757 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controller Joel Appel (right) at the propulsion console in Houston’s Mission...
jsc2022e090764 (Dec. 1, 2022): Flight controller Jason Helms at the guidance, navigation and control console in...
(jsc2022e089777) (Nov.25, 2022) During flight day 10 of the of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, Lead Flight Director...
(jsc2022e089780) (Nov.25, 2022) During flight day 10 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, flight controllers monitor...
(jsc2022e089789) (Nov.25, 2022) During day 10 of the of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, flight controllers monitor...
S66-09379 (1 Oct. 1966) --- Tri-Axis Magnetometer-Sensor Unit mounted on telescoping boom. Cable connects Sensor...
What are some skywatching highlights in October 2022? Enjoy giant planets Jupiter and Saturn all night throughout...
art001m1203322100 (Nov. 28, 2022) On flight day 13, Orion looked back at the Moon and Earth as the spacecraft...
art001m1013340036 (Nov. 30, 2022) On flight day 15 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continued in its distant...
art001e000475 (Nov. 24, 2022) – On Flight Day 9, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured imagery looking back at the Earth...
On flight day 15 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continued in its distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon,...