NASA’s unmanned spacecraft Orion passed only 80.6 miles above the moon’s surface on Monday capturing it all on film. Footage shows the dark side of the moon with a small Earth in the distance. “The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the Moon’s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. Orion is expected to reach Earth on Saturday, December 11.
NASA Feed Captures Dark Side of the Moon and a Crescent Earth
NASA’s unmanned spacecraft Orion passed only 80.6 miles above the moon’s surface on Monday capturing it all on film. Footage shows the dark side of the moon with a small Earth in the distance. “The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the Moon’s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. Orion is expected to reach Earth on Saturday, December 11.
