"Four astronauts will spend about seven hours on Monday observing the far side of the Moon, the half that constantly points away from Earth. At their closest approach on board their Orion spacecraft Integrity, they will be about 4,000 miles above the surface."
"The primary purpose of the Artemis II crew's observations will be to advance scientists' understanding of lunar geology, but there is also a spectator and inspirational interest to this as well."
"We will be getting SAW [solar array wing] camera video streaming during the flyby, except, of course, during the loss of signal when they go behind the Moon."
"Don't expect high-res video, but you will have, as Kelsey mentioned, the SAW cameras through our nominal low-rate video."
Four astronauts will observe the far side of the Moon from about 4,000 miles above its surface on April 6. This marks the first close approach since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission aims to enhance understanding of lunar geology while inspiring millions on Earth. The Orion spacecraft will use modified GoPro cameras for video streaming, although high-resolution footage is not expected. The flyby will be a significant event for both scientific and public interest.
Read at Ars Technica
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]