Even from only one-fifth of the distance to the moon, Earth looks pretty small.
Also visible in the internal view is the
, a partnership with Amazon to test Alexa technology in space. One of the Orion's windows is visible toward the right side of the view.: one looks out the front window of the capsule and the other looks out the top hatch window, where it watched the capsule discard its launch abort system earlier in the day and will see the capsule's parachute deploy during landing.
A view of Earth as seen from the Artemis 1 Orion capsule more than 9 hours into flight on Nov. 16, 2022. The"selfie" views show the Orion capsule to the left of the image, including its orbital maneuvering system, the large engine powering its flight around the moon. Also visible in the image is one solar panel and part of a second one; all told, the vehicle carries four solar panels arranged in a cross-like shape.Related stories:
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