ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA has released an interactive feature that allows the public to follow the Artemis II mission in real time.
NASA is inviting the public to track the Artemis II mission in real time as a crew of four astronauts travels around the moon inside the Orion spacecraft.
People can monitor the approximately 10-day journey using the “Artemis Real-time Orbit Website,” also known as AROW.
Artemis II serves as the first crewed mission in the agency’s Artemis campaign. The flight will test how spacecraft systems operate in a deep space environment with a crew aboard.
NASA officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston will manage the flight, which is accessible to anyone with internet access via the agency’s website and mobile app.
The AROW platform uses real-time data collected by sensors on the Orion spacecraft. This information is transmitted to the Mission Control Center at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston throughout the duration of the flight.
Tracking begins approximately one minute after liftoff and continues until Orion reenters the atmosphere at the end of the mission.
Users can monitor specific mission metrics through the interface, including Orion’s velocity and mission elapsed time. The website also provides live readouts of the spacecraft’s distance from Earth and its distance from the moon. Visualizations show the elliptical orbit and the projected trajectory of the spacecraft near the lunar surface.
The tracking website allows the public to view mission milestones and lunar characteristics. This includes specific data regarding landing sites from the Apollo program. Online users can see where the crew is positioned in relation to both Earth and the moon at any point during the 10-day flight.
Click here to follow the mission for yourself.
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