NASA's historic moon mission Artemis shares first images from space
Earth as seen from Artemis 1
This the first image of the Earth from the Artemis 1 on its way to the moon. Here, we are lookin at Earth from 58,000 miles away. Orion uses special cameras to capture this image.
Inside the Orion capsule
Artemis 1 lunar mission commander, Moonikin Campos can be seen all decked up in the sruvival suit and sitting inside the Orion capsule. This is NASA's first lunar mission to land the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon.
Stunning view of the planet
The onboard camera of the Orion has offered a unique view of Earth. The rocket and spacecraft are equipped with multiple cameras to collect valuable data and pictures. According to NASA, Orion will travel a distance of roughly 1.3 million miles, then will take a path that will lead it farther than any other spacecraft designed for a human flight has ever travelled.
Orion's solar arrays deployed
This is the picture of Orion's four solar array wings, which are made of three panels that provide electricity to power the two three-bedroom homes, which will be enough for a 25-days mission.
NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket
This mission by NASA also marks the debut flight of the SLS rockrt as the most powerful rocket ever to reach Earth's orbit. It boasts of havinf 15 per cent more thrust than the Saturn V rocket that powered NASA's earlier moon landings in 20th century.
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