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How to fly NASA's Orion spacecraft

Summary by Phys.org

On NASA's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency's Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the controls of the Orion spacecraft and periodically fly it manually during the flight around the moon and back. The mission provides the first opportunity to ensure the spacecraft operates as designed with humans aboard, ahead of future Artemis missions to the moon's surface.

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Phys.org

How to fly NASA's Orion spacecraft

25 days ago·United Kingdom

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Digital Trends

NASA astronauts show how to fly the lunar-bound Orion spacecraft

NASA is preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first crewed flight around the moon. Here's how astronauts will fly it.

26 days ago·United States

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Space Daily

How to Operate NASA's Orion Spacecraft for Artemis II Mission

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 During NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight under the Artemis campaign, astronauts will manually operate the Orion spacecraft as part of their journey around the Moon and back. This mission is a critical test to validate the spacecraft's performance with a human crew onboard before future lunar landing missions. The first major test of manual control, called the proximity ope

25 days ago·Australia

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Hawkdive.com

Guidelines for Piloting NASA's Orion Spacecraft

NASA’s Artemis II Mission: A New Era in Human Space Exploration The upcoming Artemis II mission marks a significant milestone in NASA’s ongoing efforts to explore the Moon and beyond. As part of this mission, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover are set to manually fly the Orion spacecraft for the first time. This […]

How to Fly NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

During the Artemis II mission to the Moon, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover will take control and manually fly Orion for the first time, evaluating the handling qualities of the spacecraft during a key test called the proximity operations demonstration. This is how to fly Orion. On NASA’s Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under the agency’s Artemis campaign, astronauts will take the controls of the Orion spacecraft a…

26 days ago·Washington, United States

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How to Fly NASA's Orion Spacecraft

How to Fly NASA's Orion Spacecraft | Johnson Space CenterNASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to fly autonomously—and on the Artemis I mission, flew 25.5 days uncrewed around the Moon. On Orion’s next flight to the Moon, Artemis II, astronauts will be aboard, and the crew will pilot the spacecraft for the first time.Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will take control of Orion during a key test called the proximity operations …

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