Watch NASA’s Entire Artemis I Moon Mission in Just 60 Seconds

It took the Orion spacecraft weeks to journey across the moon after which come again residence. It launched final month and returned for an ocean splashdown on Sunday. In case you missed the entire thing, or for those who simply wish to relive the glamour of lunar spaceflight, you’ll be able to expertise the complete Artemis I journey in a brisk minute-long video from the European Area Company.

The footage begins with the blazing liftoff of the huge Area Launch System rocket and ends with Orion’s mild parachute touchdown within the Pacific. In between you will see wonderful moon, Earth and house views, all set to rousing music.

Artemis I has kicked off a brand new period of moon exploration. The uncrewed mission was designed to indicate the Orion spacecraft is able to carry astronauts out into house in preparation for a future human moon touchdown. ESA performed a giant function within the mission by constructing the European Service Module to supply energy and propulsion to Orion.

The video would not attempt to do justice to the complexity and timing of the mission. It is a greatest-hits assortment of necessary and exquisite moments, an elevator pitch for Artemis. One of many mission’s mottos has been “We’re going.” Now NASA can say, “We went. And we’re going again once more.”