The top-down view shows what it was like to leave Earth, from the spacecraft's point of view.
The SLS had eight cameras on board to document liftoff, ascent and the external rocket environment during launch, according to, with Orion carrying the other 16. These will all be used to assess how ready Orion and the rocket will be for future Artemis missions, which are planned to continue with theThe"rocket cam" view came courtesy of a camera mounted on the exterior of the Orion's crew module adapter, which connects the spacecraft to the rocket.
Separate from all of these rocket and spacecraft cameras, Orion has three more cameras that are used as part of a technology demonstration for an in-space version of . Dubbed Callisto, the three cameras for the automated virtual assistant will be used"to test video conferencing capabilities, and may enhance the public's ability to imagine themselves inside Orion," NASA officials wrote.?" , a book about space medicine. Follow her on Twitter
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