Nasa's Orion capsule sets itself up to sweep past the Moon before entering into a larger orbit.
The spacecraft will zoom over the landing sites of Apollo 11, 12 and 14 as it makes the close approach. It will be out of contact for 34 minutes, but will then start to send back data and footage from the fly-by.
It placed Orion on a path towards the Moon. The capsule has already sent back several selfies during its journey.Manikins are strapped in for the ride - and see if you can spot another passenger - Snoopy - inside the capsule "Those sensors are getting an idea of whether the environment is going to be OK for people," explained Nasa astronaut Zena Cardman.
And this is important because if this flight goes well astronauts will join the next ride, first of all going into orbit around the Moon, before a third Artemis mission then takes the first woman and first person of colour down to the lunar surface.The European Space Agency is also carefully monitoring the spacecraft. It's built Orion's service module, which provides the power and propulsion for the voyage.
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