Watch: How Moon's gravity will help Artemis II return to Earth
NASA's Artemis II mission has successfully ignited the Orion spacecraft's main engine, marking a crucial step towards the Moon. The engine burn sets the spacecraft on a precise path towards the Moon, using its gravity to safely return to Earth.
NASA's Artemis II mission has reached a critical milestone. The Orion spacecraft's main engine was ignited, producing 6,000 pounds of thrust. This maneuver placed the astronauts on a path towards the Moon. The engine burn was a crucial step, allowing the spacecraft to loop around the Moon using its gravity and return to Earth. The mission is a significant step in deep space travel, marking humanity's return beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time since 1972. The astronauts will study the Moon's surface during a six-hour observation window, including craters and ancient lava flows.
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