With just days to go until the launch of NASA's highly anticipated Artemis I lunar mission, the space agency has revealed how you can track the Orion spacecraft's progress in real time during its six weeks on the moon.
After launching atop NASA's brand new and extremely powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 29, the Orion spacecraft will fly more than a quarter of a million miles to the moon.
After a week on the moon, the spaceship will return to Earth and land off the coast of California.
NASA will be launching the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW) with all the latest news from the Artemis I mission.
The space agency said the AROW site will allow you to track the distance from the Earth to the moon and more.
AROW visualizes the data collected by the sensors on Orion and sends it to the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Real-time data will be provided about one minute after liftoff through the separation of the SLS rocket's Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage. Real-time information will be provided by AROW once Orion is flying on it's own.
The creator of the AROW feature said: "This is a really powerful way to engage with the mission and understand the scope of what NASA is attempting to accomplish with Artemis I."
Data lovers, artists, and creatives will be able to make their own tracking app, data visualization, or anything else they envision, thanks to NASA.
While AROW was developed for the upcoming Artemis missions, it is possible that the same technology will be used in the future for other space missions.
The AROW website will be live on NASA's website a day before Artemis I's launch.
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