Before NASA's Orion spacecraft returns to Earth, it has to make a return flyby of the moon, scheduled for Monday, December 5.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has traveled nearly 270,000 miles away from Earth on its distant orbit of the moon, and soon it will be heading back toward Earth. But before it splashes down on Earth it has to make a return flyby of the moon, scheduled for Monday, December 5.
What to expect from the flyby Orion has been traveling around the moon for approximately one week, in an orbit called a distant retrograde orbit. Passing around 40,000 miles beyond the moon, it is making half an orbit before heading back toward Earth. On its outward journey, Orion made a close flyby of the moon last month, and now it will pass close by the moon once again on its return journey.
How to watch the flyby The return flyby of the moon will be live-streamed by NASA, and you can watch the NASA TV channel either by heading to NASA’s website or by using the video embedded near the top of this page.
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