OK, Artemis. Now You're Just Showing Off. A Stunning View of the Moon Eclipsing Earth From the NASA_Orion Spacecraft, by Nancy_A
The cameras are basically souped-up Go-Pro cameras, made hardy enough for space travel.
“Each of Orion’s four solar array wings has a commercial off-the-shelf camera mounted at the tip that has been highly modified for use in space, providing a view of the spacecraft exterior,”imagery integration lead for the Orion Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Melendrez said the arrays can adjust their position relative to the rest of the spacecraft, which will optimize the collection of sunlight converted into electricity to power Orion. This also allows flight controllers in the Mission Control Center at NASA Johnson to point the cameras at different parts of the spacecraft for inspections and to document its surroundings in space, including the Earth and Moon.
Earth and Moon close together prior to the eclipse, as seen from the Orion capsule. Credit: NASA livestream. However, that doesn’t take into account the Apollo 10 lunar module, nicknamed Snoopy , which might be still traveling in space. After carrying out a successful lunar orbit and docking procedure, Snoopy was jettisoned and sent into an orbit around the Sun. After 53 years, it’s believed to still be in a heliocentric orbit. A team of UK and international astronomers have been working to try and find it, but so far they haven’t had any luck.
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