Orion capsule leaves lunar orbit, heads for moon flyby and return to Earth
Published by Spaceflight Now on 12/01/2022
Continuing a “drama-free” test flight, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is set to fire its main engine Thursday to leave a distant orbit around the moon, heading for a flyby close to the lunar surface next week to swing onto a trajectory to bring it back to Earth for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11.
