As we prepare for future #Artemis missions, our astronauts aboard the @Space_Station are performing experiments that will lay the foundation of long-duration space travel.

Learn about the challenges and solutions our astronauts could help to address: go.nasa.gov/3Urehou
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Space Station Solutions for Artemis Missions to the Moon and Beyond

Getting a spacecraft to the Moon or Mars is quite literally rocket science.

^{Ana Guzman (NASA)}

.@NASA_Orion will reenter the lunar sphere of influence tomorrow, on Dec. 3, making the Moon the main gravitational force acting on the spacecraft.

The spacecraft will exit the lunar sphere of influence for a final time on Dec. 6. #Artemis go.nasa.gov/3OWzsxG
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The purposeful passengers aboard @NASA_Orion — Commander Moonikin Campos, Helga, and Zohar — have a very unique view of the Moon during the #Artemis I mission.

They recently "live-tweeted" their experience. Check it out: twitter.com/i/events/159836215…
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Today, engineers continued with the jet firing development flight test objective to further our understanding of spacecraft operations.

A new objective was added to help engineers understand @NASA_Orion’s thermal performance for Artemis II and beyond. go.nasa.gov/3iqdLK8
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When #Artemis launch teams saw a small hydrogen leak before the launch of @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion, they sent out three members of the “red crew,” a group of specialists who are trained to fix hands-on issues during launch countdown.

Hear their story: go.nasa.gov/3gNj06c
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On Nov. 26, Flight Day 11, @NASA_Orion’s optical navigation camera captured this lunar snapshot as the spacecraft was in distant retrograde orbit around the Moon.

Don’t forget there’s still time to share your #NASAMoonSnap during the #Artemis I mission! go.nasa.gov/3GVS6Uo
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Commander Moonikin Campos here. I’ve had a very busy day, taking selfies with the #LunaTwins, writing Tweets, capturing data from lunar orbit…

Sadly, I’ve got to let the #Artemis social media nerds have their account back.
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Aside from me taking over the #Artemis @Twitter account, today was exciting for another reason — @NASA_Orion has hit its maximum distance from Earth, at over 270,000 miles!

I have accomplished so much. 🥹
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Stay tuned with the #Artemis I mission by:

Following this account
Using the @NASA_Orion tracker
Checking the @nasa TV schedule

All links are here: bit.ly/3VAlAeF
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Tonight at 5pm ET (22:00 UTC), @nasa leaders will provide an update on the #Artemis I mission, which we are now halfway through!

You know what they say, time flies when you’re flying around the Moon! youtu.be/3bZlfpSOHik
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Commander Moonikin Campos reporting from lunar orbit.

Join me aboard the @NASA_Orion spacecraft with the @NASASTEM Learning Pathway series about the #Artemis mission! (I can’t promise you any snacks, though. I ate them all already.) conta.cc/3EMWrrE
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You may think it’s very lonely to be a crew of manikins aboard a spaceship flying to the Moon, but the reality is that we managed to fit a lot of companions into the @NASA_Orion spacecraft!

…Snoopy, get out of the way. You’re floating right in front of my view of the Moon.
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As the Moonikin flying aboard the @NASA_Orion spacecraft, I realize how lucky I am to be here! Not every manikin has this opportunity.

You know how the famous saying goes… “One small step for a man, one giant leap for a manikin.”
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A couple days ago, my crewmates @DLR_en (Helga), @ILSpaceAgency (Zohar), and I hit a very important milestone!

@NASA_Orion broke the record for the farthest distance of spacecraft designed to carry humans to deep space and safely return them to Earth. go.nasa.gov/3u8ep1K
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Hey there! Remember me? It’s Commander Moonikin Campos, and I’m taking over this account again… but this time, from the Moon!

As I write these Tweets, my crew and I are flying aboard the @NASA_Orion spacecraft in a distant retrograde orbit! nasa.gov/moonikin-comic
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I am joined on the #Artemis I mission by my two trusted companions, Helga and Zohar, aka the #LunaTwins!

Not only are Helga and Zohar joining me here inside @NASA_Orion… they are also joining me here on @Twitter!
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.@NASA_Johnson flight controllers successfully performed a burn to insert @NASA_Orion into a distant retrograde orbit.

While in lunar orbit, flight controllers will monitor key systems and perform checkouts while in the environment of deep space. go.nasa.gov/3F4XfII
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.@NASA_Orion continues to travel away from the Moon as it prepares to enter a distant retrograde orbit.

Orion will reach its farthest distance from the Moon on Nov. 25, just before performing the next major burn to enter the orbit. go.nasa.gov/3tUUpzr
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Flight controllers unexpectedly lost data to and from @NASA_Orion at 1:09 am ET for 47 minutes while reconfiguring the communication link between Orion and the Deep Space Network. The team resolved the issue and Orion remains in a healthy configuration. go.nasa.gov/3XswKDZ

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The @NASA_Orion spacecraft is now on its seventh day into the #Artemis I mission.

Orion will exit the lunar sphere of influence, or the gravitational pull of the Moon, at 11:31 pm ET (04:31 UTC) and continue traveling toward distant retrograde orbit. go.nasa.gov/3OuAUXS
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One of @NASA_Orion’s four solar arrays is seen in detail during deployment shortly after the uncrewed #Artemis I mission launched at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022.

Want to see more photos and video? Imagery is being added throughout the mission here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAfKs1
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On the sixth day of its mission, @NASA_Orion approached the Moon, passing over several Apollo landing sites and as close to 80 miles (128 km) above the lunar surface.

Teams are preparing for Orion to enter a distant retrograde orbit of the Moon: go.nasa.gov/3V2jep1
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Engineers have activated Callisto, a technology demonstration payload aboard @NASA_Orion developed by Lockheed Martin, Amazon, & Cisco that will test a digital voice assistant and video conferencing capabilities in a deep space environment.

Follow along: blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/
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