# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CroSKmWpCuJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6000258-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-29T18:04:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Hey, remember that time we flew around the Moon and back?⁣
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That was pretty cool. Our #Artemis I mission launched on Nov. 16, 2022, and performed two lunar flybys over the course of a 25.5-day mission. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles (435,000 kilometers) from our home planet.⁣
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Artemis I was the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems – the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and the supporting ground systems – and the first in a series of increasingly complex missions at the Moon. Now with the first Artemis mission under our belt, we look forward to flying around the Moon again with Artemis II — this time, with astronauts.⁣
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Through Artemis missions, NASA will establish a long-term lunar presence for scientific discovery and prepare for human missions to Mars.⁣
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Credit: NASA⁣
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#TBT #Orion #SLS #MegaMoonRocket #Spacecraft #LunarMission #Moon #Astronauts #STEM #NASA

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tbt, nasa, megamoonrocket, stem, astronauts, moon, lunarmission, artemis, spacecraft, sls, orion

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