EARTH TO THE MOON

Jump on board the Orion as we follow the route planned for the Artemis astronauts

1 Launch day Scheduled to launch in 2025, the third Artemis mission and second with crew on board will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be monitored by the nearby Launch Control Center. 2 Entering orbit Once the rocket has taken Orion into orbit, its engines shut down and it will separate from the capsule. These rocket components will fall towards the Pacific Ocean. Orion will then deploy its solar arrays. 3 Trans-lunar injection Having made it into Earth orbit, the Orion vehicle will head to the Moon. During a 20-minute burn, the engines will fire to increase the speed, displacing the spacecraft from its low-Earth orbit. 4 To deep space Set on a precise trajectory, Orion will travel over 384,000 kilometres (239 miles). This needs…

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