On Monday, the Orion capsule of Artemis 1 made its closest approach to the moon in the duration of its 25-day space flight, reportedly “buzzing” the lunar surface.
It was during Nasa’s first crew-capable moon mission in 50 years.
The pass occurred 81 miles above the far side of the moon. A critical engine burn followed, which was orchestrated to put the craft on a path to a lunar orbit, 40,000 miles further on. This is the farthest a human-rated vehicle has ever travelled from Earth.
