The European Space Agency and NASA have released detailed photos and videos of the
The lunar surface in the images of the Orion spacecraft. Images: NASA
Unlike the first pictures I tookspacecraft during its first moon flyby, new images show the moon's surface in great detail, including the far side of the moon. The difference, apparently, is due to the fact that the first images were obtained using the ship's optical navigation camera. And the new ones represent cumulative data from different Orion instruments.
Orion left the sphere of gravitational influenceMoons on December 6 at 10:29 Moscow time. Now the main force that influences it is the force of gravity of the Earth. During the final flyby of the satellite, the spacecraft briefly fired its thrusters to correct its orbit and use the lunar pull to get to the desired trajectory.
The Orion spacecraft leaves the moon. Video: NASA
The way the ship returns to Earthunusual for space missions, ESA explains. It moves from south to north, is now outside the two-dimensional plane of the Moon and the Earth and moves at a slight angle to it. This approach will allow the ship to enter the atmosphere of our planet at the right angle and along the desired trajectory. It also minimizes the need to start engines and make course corrections during flight.
The trajectory of the spacecraft. Image: ESA
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