As expected, NASA lost contact with the spacecraft for 34 minutes as Orion passed behind the Moon.
Ground stations on Earth temporarily lost contact with Orion starting at 7:26 a.m. today as the spacecraft passed behind the Moon.
said. The space agency is providing aThe second of the two course correction maneuvers is scheduled for Friday, November 25, at 4:52 p.m, with the orbital maneuvering system engine on the European Service Module again kicking in. This maneuver will place Orion into the distant retrograde orbit, where it will stay for about a week while
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