During their lunar flyby, the Artemis II crew enjoyed the rare opportunity to experience a solar eclipse from their Orion spacecraft.
With the Sun hidden behind the Moon, the astronauts were able to analyze the Sunâs outermost atmosphere, also known as the solar corona.
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Introducing Artemis III.
Four astronauts. Three launches. Two dockings. One splashdown.
In 2027, the Artemis III mission will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with two lunar landers in low Earth orbit â the capability we need to return humanity to the Moonâs surface.
SpaceX just casually pulled off two Falcon 9 Starlink missions in under 19 hours again
â June 3 - Starlink 17-47 from Vandenberg at 8:40 AM PT with 24 satellites
â June 4 - Starlink 10-43 from Cape Canaveral at 6:26 AM ET with 29 satellites
53 satellites deployed from opposite coasts in less than 19 hours
Most companies struggle to get one successful launch per month
SpaceX makes back-to-back orbital launches look so routine
And itâs Just another day at SpaceX
Since arriving at its destination five years ago, our Perseverance Mars rover has collected data that hints at a history of past life on the Red Planet.
Catch up on Percyâs biggest discoveries in this weekâs episode of our Curious Universe podcast: go.nasa.gov/4x3NAuB
ALT A selfie image of the Perseverance Mars rover with the tan Martian landscape in the background. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS