Artemis 1 mission... The Orion spacecraft has reached a distant lunar orbit

 The US space agency announced that the Orion spacecraft was located in a distant lunar orbit, on the tenth day of the "Artemis 1" mission. The agency stated that during the presence of Orion in this lunar orbit, the flight controllers would "monitor the vehicle's vital systems and conduct audits related to the deep space environment."

This new capsule is now located at a distance of about 64,000 km from the moon, to which it is supposed to transport astronauts in the coming years, for the first time since the last American flight within the Apollo mission in 1972. At this distance, the vehicle will need at least six days to conduct a semi-automatic operation. A orbit around the Moon before starting its return trip to Earth.

This first test flight, which is unmanned, aims to ensure that the vehicle is safe. It is scheduled to land in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, just over 25 days into the flight.

The success of this mission governs the future of the next mission, "Artemis 2", which will transport astronauts around the moon without landing, and then "Artemis 3", which will finally allow humans to return to the surface of the moon. These missions are scheduled to officially take place in 2024 and 2025, respectively.