Orion Approaches Moon Before Return Flyby

On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, Dec. 4, 2022,

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a camera mounted on the Orion spacecraft captured the Moon just in frame as

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Orion prepared for its return powered flyby on Dec. 5,

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when it passed approximately 79 miles above the lunar surface.

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Orion performed the return powered flyby burn at 11:43 a.m. EST,

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changing the velocity of the spacecraft by approximately 655 mph (961 feet per second).

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The return powered flyby is the last large maneuver of the mission,

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with only smaller trajectory corrections to target Earth remaining.

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