krpalmer | Around the Moon Again (Reply)

Trying to keep up with the flight of Artemis I, I was aware that after making a close pass of the moon it would take a while to drop into the distant retrograde orbit that was the next part of the mission. As this week wore on I did start picking up that the small “CubeSats” packed into the top of the discarded second stage haven’t all managed to contact the Earth. After work today, though, I did find a report the capsule has entered its new orbit. While I did wonder what math I’d have to work out to understand just how big the moon (and the Earth itself) would look in that orbit, the online photo album I’ve been checking has posted a few indicative pictures. I’m aware in any case the capsule’s not going to stay there for a full circuit before dropping back towards the moon and circling back to Earth.