After lunar orbit trip NASA's Orion capsule is on its way back home
NASA's Orion capsule, designed to send the next crew of astronauts to the Moon, is heading back to Earth after spending some time in a distant retrograde orbit above the satellite's surface.
The second orbital burn is scheduled for 5 December when the floating capsule will be 79.2 miles from the Moon's surface. Orion carries a trusty bit of equipment leftover from NASA's Space Shuttle era, its main engine, capable of providing 6,000 pounds of thrust is a repurposed system based on the same engine that powered space shuttle flights, starting from the STS-41G in October 1984 to the STS-112 in October 2002.
The Artemis I mission allows ground control to test the rocket's flight capabilities as well as Orion's navigational abilities and heat shield. The heat shield was built by Lockheed Martin and is a crucial component to protecting future space travelers. As the Orion capsule whizzes back towards Earth, its heat shield will
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