Fifty-four years after Apollo 8 captured the iconic Earthrise image, NASA has shared some amazing footage from the Orion's recent lunar mission.
It was captured on November 28 as Orion orbited our nearest neighbor during the Artemis I test mission, which saw the first flight of NASA’s next-generation Space Launch System rocket.The #Artemis I flight test happened around 50 years after the iconic Apollo 17 "Blue Marble" photo of Earth was taken. See the similarities and differences between the two eras: https://t.co/lEllEjjRkv pic.twitter.
"Earthrise," one of the most powerful photos in @NASA’s history, was taken by Anders #OTD in 1968 as the Apollo 8 crew orbited the Moon. pic.twitter.com/uqORVUyVZf The uncrewed Artemis I mission got underway on November 16 and ended with the Orion splashing down off the California coast on December 11.
In just a few years from now, astronauts will fly aboard the Orion spacecraft in the Artemis II mission, which will follow the same path as the Artemis I flight.
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