For the first time since the Apollo program - the Orion spacecraft, which is flying to the moon, took a picture of the Earth from a distance of more than 90,000 km

There's a lot of information waiting for us in the coming days about how the first lunar mission in 50 years is going. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was finally able to launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the Orion spacecraft took a photo of Earth from space.

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The spacecraft, designed by Lockheed Martin, has begun heading toward the moon. In flight, it has time to take pictures. In particular, NASA has published a photograph of Earth taken from a distance of more than 90,000 km.

One of the 16 cameras of the spacecraft photographed our planet ten hours after the start of the Artemis I mission. This is the first photo of Earth taken by a spacecraft as part of the lunar program since 1972. Fifty years ago, NASA conducted the last Apollo mission.

Orion entered the correct orbit two hours after launch. Next week, on Nov. 21, the spacecraft will come as close as possible to the moon, flying 96 kilometers from the surface. On November 25, Orion will enter far orbit, where it will remain for several days. Return to Earth is scheduled for December 11.

Source: CNN