Taken on December 5, 2022, flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission, Orion captured the Earth rising behind the Moon following its return-powered flyby. The burn, which lasted 3 minutes, and 27 seconds, committed the spacecraft to a splashdown off the coast of California on December 11. NASA WAX2022120603 NASA

Taken on December 5, 2022, flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission, Orion captured the Earth rising behind the Moon following its return-powered flyby. The burn, which lasted 3 minutes, and 27 seconds, committed the spacecraft to a splashdown off the coast of California on December 11. NASA WAX2022120603 NASA

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Taken on December 5, 2022, flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission, Orion captured the Earth rising behind the Moon following its return-powered flyby. The burn, which lasted 3 minutes, and 27 seconds, committed the spacecraft to a splashdown off the coast of California on December 11. NASA WAX2022120603 NASA

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