{"id":284323,"date":"2022-12-21T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-484756"},"modified":"2023-09-29T18:02:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:02:09","slug":"view-the-best-images-from-nasas-artemis-i-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/view-the-best-images-from-nasas-artemis-i-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"View the Best Images from NASA\u2019s Artemis I Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-1\">Artemis I<\/a>, NASA\u2019s new mega Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), roared into the night sky and sent the Orion spacecraft on a 1.4-million-mile journey beyond the Moon and back. The uncrewed flight test was the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will set the stage for the first woman and first person of color to step foot on the lunar surface, and for a long-term presence at the Moon that will enable future crewed missions to Mars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From before its launch on Nov. 16, 2022 to splashdown on Dec. 11, NASA photographers and even the cameras onboard Orion captured stunning images, helping bring the public along for the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A full Moon can be seen above the Space Launch System rocket, poised at the launch pad at night. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg 4113w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A full Moon was in view from Launch Complex 39B at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, as the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher, were being prepared for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures prior to launch. NASA\/Cory Huston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Space Launch System rocket ascends above the mobile launcher and lights up the night sky, with smoke from liftoff billowing across the launch pad area.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg 4957w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=300,151 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=768,386 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=1024,514 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=1536,772 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=2048,1029 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=400,201 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=600,301 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=900,452 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=1200,603 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_nhq202211160029.jpg?resize=2000,1005 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>SLS and Orion lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, illuminating the night sky. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/initial-assessment-shows-excellent-performance-for-artemis-moon-rocket.html\">initial assessment<\/a> showed the\u00a0rocket\u00a0performed with precision, meeting or exceeding all expectations\u00a0during its debut launch. NASA\/Joel Kowsky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A bird's eye view of launch shows a brightly lit booster shortly after ignition. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg 5504w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_low_birds_eye.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A bird\u2019s eye view of launch shows one of the rocket\u2019s solid rocket boosters shortly after ignition. NASA\/Chris Coleman, Kevin Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A five-minute exposure of launch and ascent appears as a bright, curving streak against the night sky.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg 4815w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=300,183 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=768,468 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=1024,624 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=1536,937 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=2048,1249 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=400,244 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=600,366 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=900,549 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=1200,732 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_long_exposure.jpg?resize=2000,1220 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This five-minute exposure shows launch and ascent as the rocket and spacecraft soar beyond the horizon. NASA\/Joel Kowsky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A bird's eye view from high up on the mobile launcher shows the Space Launch System rocket's liftoff. Fire from the engines can be seen.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg 5504w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_launch_top_birds_eye.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A camera on the mobile launcher shows the rocket and spacecraft lifting off as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fs-2018-02-250-ksc-ml_umbilical_fact_sheet.pdf?emrc=3f5e9f\">umbilical<\/a> arms swing away to provide a clean path for the rocket\u2019s ascent. NASA\/Chris Coleman, Kevin Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson is smiling while Mike Lienbach and Bob Sieck, two former NASA launch directors, cut her green tie as part of a launch tradition.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_cbt.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Former space shuttle launch directors Mike Leinbach, at right, and Bob Sieck perform the traditional cutting of the tie for Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson inside the Launch Control Center at Kennedy. NASA\/Kim Shiflett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The grey, circular Moon is seen as the Orion spacecraft approaches it. The back end of the service module, including a solar array wing, and red NASA lettering can be seen. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond Orion in this image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission by a camera on the tip of one of Orion\u2019s solar array wings. The spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence Nov. 20, making the Moon instead of Earth the main gravitational force acting on the spacecraft. A day later, it came within 80 miles of the lunar surface before moving into a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. The darkest spot visible near the middle of the image is Mare Orientale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Flight controllers in a room in mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston monitor the Artemis I mission, with multiple screens showing data for person in the room. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg 8187w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_mcc.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Flight controllers in mission control at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston observe the Orion spacecraft under the direction of Flight Director Paul Konyha. The mission was supported by thousands of people around the world, from contractors who built the spacecraft and rocket, and the ground infrastructure needed to launch them, to flight controllers operating the spacecraft, to international and university partners, to small businesses supplying subsystems and components. NASA\/Robert Markowitz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Earth and Moon appear side by side off in the distance while the Orion crew module is in the foreground.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_moon_side_by_side.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The spacecraft reached a maximum distance from Earth when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Orion surpassed the record for distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans, previously set during Apollo 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A close up view of the Orion in space. The orange spacesuit on Commander Moonikin Campos can be seen through one of the crew module's windows. The American flag on the body of the crew module and red NASA lettering can also be seen.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_i_spy_campos.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A camera mounted on one of Orion\u2019s solar array wings captured a close up image of the crew module. While the flight was uncrewed to allow engineers to stress Orion\u2019s systems before missions with astronauts, several \u201cpurposeful passengers\u201d were aboard, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/purposeful-passenger-artemis-i-manikin-helps-prepare-for-moon-missions-with-crew\">Commander Moonikin Campos<\/a>, a manikin wearing an orange Orion Crew Survival System spacesuit and equipped with sensors measuring radiation, acceleration, vibration data throughout the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The grey, circular Moon is seen as the Orion spacecraft approaches it. The back end of the service module, including a solar array wing, and red NASA lettering can be seen. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_orion_opf.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A portion of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on Dec. 5, the 20th day of the flight test. The return powered flyby burn committed Orion to a return to Earth ahead of a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. At its closest point, Orion flew within 80 miles of the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"About a quarter of the Moon can be seen with Earth in the distance, as Orion approaches the Moon for its second close lunar flyby. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_earth_after_opf.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Orion captured the Earth rising behind the Moon following its second close flyby above the lunar surface as the spacecraft trekked toward home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Orion crew module, with its orange and white main parachutes fully expanded, dips at an angle into the Pacific Ocean at the moment of splashdown. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_splashdown_dip.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California, completing its 25.5 day mission beyond the Moon. During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Within about 20 minutes, Orion slowed from nearly 25,000 mph to about 20 mph for its parachute-assisted splashdown. NASA\/Josh Valcarcel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Orion crew module is seen in the Pacific Ocean, with several red, circular airbags atop it can be seen, while a small boat with recovery personnel approaches the capsule. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/artemis_i_post_splash_with_recovery_team.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Orion was recovered by personnel on the USS Portland from the U.S. Department of Defense, including Navy amphibious specialists, Space Force weather specialists, and Air Force specialists, as well as engineers and technicians from NASA Kennedy, the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Lockheed Martin Space Operations. Personnel from NASA\u2019s Exploration Ground Systems led the recovery efforts. NASA\/Kim Shiflett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Artemis I, NASA\u2019s new mega Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), roared into the night sky and sent the Orion spacecraft on a 1.4-million-mile journey beyond the Moon and back. The uncrewed flight test was the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will set the stage for the first woman [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":231,"featured_media":286360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"231","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2681,2917,2656,3784],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[12008],"coauthors":[10573],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"View the Best Images from NASA\u2019s Artemis I Mission","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/view-the-best-images-from-nasas-artemis-i-mission\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/view-the-best-images-from-nasas-artemis-i-mission\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/prelaunch_with_full_moon_ksc-20220614-ph-csh01_0068.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel H. 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