Artemis I Orion Completes Lunar Orbit Insertion

Mark Carreau November 26, 2022
Artemis 1 and Moon

The Moon is visible behind Artemis 1 in this image captured on Nov. 24.

Credit: NASA via Flickr
HOUSTON—NASA’s Artemis I Orion spacecraft successfully executed a second major maneuver using propulsion from the capsule’s European Space Agency-provided service module on Nov. 25 to place it into the test flight’s intended distant retrograde orbit (DRO) around the Moon 10 days into the planned 26...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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