Orion now begins its long journey back to Earth.
orbits. The burn began at 4:54 p.m. EST and lasted just under two minutes, according to NASA Television commentator Shaneequa Vereen.
"Orion has had a successful and nominal, 1 minute and 45 second, distant retrograde orbit departure burn," Vereen announced during the agency's broadcast of the burn. The spacecraft's solar panels could be seen gently rocking back and forth on NASA Television's live broadcast as a"tinyOrion now begins its ten-day trek home. If all goes according to plan, the capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Dec. 11.
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