NASA’s Orion spacecraft passes within 80 miles of moon’s surface

Orion, which was launched on NASA’s Space Launch System on Nov. 16, completed its five-day path to the moon. NASA now plans to place Orion in lunar orbit for the next week.

Orion, the spacecraft used as part of NASA’s Artemis I mission, buzzed just 80 miles above the moon’s surface early Monday morning as the agency begins a renewed lunar exploration effort.

While Orion is unmanned, it could sustain a crew in orbit around the moon for up to 21 days. It could also run autonomously around the moon for six months. Since this flight is in preparation for a crewed mission to the moon, NASA included three mannequins inside Orion.

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