art001e002057 (Dec. 4, 2022) On flight day 19, Orion’s optical navigation camera captured this image of the full Moon as the spacecraft continued its approach toward the return powered flyby burn. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.
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