THE Artemis 1 spacecraft has completed its 25-day voyage around the moon.
Nasa’s Orion capsule used in the mission was set to splashdown off of Baja, California.
The Mega AgencyThe Artemis 1 spacecraft has completed its 25-day voyage around the moon[/caption]
NASANasa’s Orion capsule landed off Baja, California[/caption]
NASAThe Artemis 1 mission collected data during its time around the moon[/caption]
The mission ended exactly 50 years after the final Apollo moon landing in 1972.
Artemis 1 landed at 12.39pm EST on Sunday.
The capsule was launched on November 16, reaching out of Earth’s orbit and towards the moon to perform a series of tests.
“We’ve collected an immense amount of data characterizing system performance from the power system, the propulsion, GNC (guidance, navigation and control),” Jim Geffre, the Orion vehicle integration manager told CBS.
“So far, the flight control team has downlinked to over 140 gigabytes of engineering and imagery data,” he said.
According to Geffre, the data is already being analyzed “to help not only understand the performance on Artemis 1, but play forward for all subsequent missions,” he said.
Nasa plans to send four astronauts around the moon in the second flight of the program known as Artemis 2.
Artemis 2 is scheduled for 2024.
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