It feels like you're flying alongside the moon-bound capsule.
Though the launch is over, you can keep following along with the nearly month-long mission in real time. And, if you want, you can download the trajectory data to create your own applications, the agency has said.
The base website shows an animation of Orion in space along with the mission elapsed time, the capsule's velocity, and its distance from Earth and from the moon. You can change the view of the Orion spacecraft by pivoting the camera or moving between four solar array wing cameras, or switch between views of the mission's track so far. You can also gaze at the spacecraft up close.
FDO is gaining information from following Orion on the Deep Space Network, which is a trio of huge satellite dishes on Earth that allow communication with NASA's missions across the solar system. Between the tracking information received and the models FDO generates, the team aims to provide accuracy on Orion's path to feed to Artemis flight controllers.
"An accurate trajectory is essential for achieving mission objectives, maintaining communications links, lighting, adjusting the trajectory, and more," Peters added. ?" , a book about space medicine. Follow her on Twitter
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