NASA Update After Orion’s First Close Flyby of the Moon (Nov. 21, 2022)

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NASA news conference from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss Orion’s lunar flyby as part of the Artemis I mission, as well as update on post-launch assessments of the Space Launch System rocket and exploration ground systems. Participants:

Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager, NASA Headquarters
Judd Frieling, flight director, NASA Johnson
Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, NASA Johnson

Orion successfully conducted an outbound powered flyby burn on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7:44 a.m. (12:44 UTC) to accelerate the spacecraft, harness the force from the Moon’s gravity, and direct Orion toward a distant retrograde orbit beyond the Moon. During the maneuver, Orion made its closest lunar approach, flying about 81 miles above the lunar surface. Orion re-acquired signal with NASA’s Deep Space Network, at 7:59 a.m. EST after successfully performing the outbound powered flyby burn at 7:44 a.m. EST with a firing of the orbital maneuvering system engine for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.


Credit: NASA
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