NASA’s Artemis I has already captured gorgeous footage of Earth

Within the early hours of Wednesday morning, NASA’s Artemis I mission efficiently launched from Florida’s Kennedy House Heart — and as you possibly can most likely think about, the views had been fairly spectacular.

The Artemis I mission received off to a rocky begin, with failed launches and additional delays on the day previous the ultimate, profitable launch a bit earlier than 2 a.m. ET (our stay weblog has a full breakdown of occasions as they unfolded).

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Now, with the Orion spacecraft starting its mission to the moon, NASA shared the next footage on Twitter on Wednesday.

“As @NASA_Orion begins the #Artemis I mission to the Moon, the spacecraft captured these gorgeous views of our dwelling planet,” wrote NASA.

Orion, whereas at present with no crew, is actually paving the best way for a deep house flight that can at some point carry astronauts. The plan for the present mission is that Orion will journey across the moon, heading 1 / 4 of 1,000,000 miles away from Earth earlier than swinging again to return dwelling on Dec. 11.

You’ll be able to learn a full breakdown of how the launch unfolded right here. NASA may also be sharing extra footage and pictures because the mission progresses, so keep tuned.