Artemis II Flight Update: Perigee Raise Maneuver Complete; NASA to Hold Press Conference

The perigee raise maneuver was successfully completed, refining the Orion spacecraft’s orbit around Earth. The interim cryogenic propulsion stage ignited its RL10 engine for a precisely timed burn that increased the lowest point of the spacecraft’s orbit. Shortly after the burn, the spacecraft experienced a loss of communications, when the ground was not able to […] The post Artemis II Flight Update: Perigee Raise Maneuver Complete; NASA to Hold Press Conference appeared first on NASA Science.