Artemis I / Orion
Orion, the Moon and the Return to Deep Space
Artemis I was an uncrewed integrated flight test of SLS and Orion: Orion traveled beyond the Moon, returned to Earth, and tested systems needed for later crewed missions.
Object type
Crew-capable spacecraft test mission
Target / region
Moon and deep-space trajectory
Known for
Testing Orion around the Moon
TransitSatellite connection
Mission objective and outcome: Testing Orion around the Moon
Objective
What the mission set out to do
Artemis I was an uncrewed integrated flight test of SLS and Orion: Orion traveled beyond the Moon, returned to Earth, and tested systems needed for later crewed missions.
artemis-i-orion is a crew-capable spacecraft test mission focused on Moon and deep-space trajectory; its mission record separates planned measurements from the results actually documented.
Mission design
How the plan matched the target
For artemis-i-orion, the defining design choice was to use a crew-capable spacecraft test mission for testing orion around the moon. That choice determines what the spacecraft can observe, how it moves or operates, and what risks the team must manage.
For artemis-i-orion, the cited record places the spacecraft at Moon and deep-space trajectory; the engineering profile keeps its instrument, power, communications, and navigation details separate from the mission narrative.
Results
What the mission contributed
Documented result: Testing Orion around the Moon. For artemis-i-orion, that result is the evidence users can compare with the original objective and source record.
The connected engineering entry for artemis-i-orion explains which hardware produced or supported these measurements.
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