NASA Artemis-1 mission: Discover the different steps along the journey to the Moon-IN PICS

NASA's Orion spacecraft will take off from Kennedy Space Center atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

After launch, Orion will enter orbit around the Earth, at which point it will deploy four solar panels that will provide the spaceship with electricity.

The upper stage of the SLS rocket will provide Orion with the significant thrust it needs to escape the orbit of Earth and go in the direction of the Moon.

About two hours after liftoff, the Orion spacecraft is scheduled to split from the top stage of the SLS rocket.

The Orion spacecraft will continue its journey to the moon with the assistance of a service module that was supplied by the European Space Agency.

The Orion spacecraft will fly around 100 kilometres (about 60 miles) over the surface of the Moon on its closest approach.

Orion will make advantage of the Moon's gravity in order to reach a far-off retrograde orbit around 40,000 miles beyond the Moon.

Orion is going to remain in that orbit for more than six days in order to gather data and provide mission controllers the opportunity to evaluate its performance.

Orion will activate its servicing module in order to go back home, and then it will utilise the Moon's gravity to speed up its journey back toward Earth.

A split will occur between Orion's crew module and its service module before the spacecraft returns to Earth.

When Orion reenters the atmosphere of Earth, the temperature of the spaceship will reach around 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and the heat shield will protect the crew module.

Orion will complete its mission by splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at a safe speed of around 20 miles per hour after being slowed down by parachutes. 

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