Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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For the first time in this mission, NASA’s Artemis II crew manually flew the Orion spacecraft in deep space — over 180,000 miles from Earth. On flight day 3, astronauts Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen took direct control of Orion, testing how the spacecraft responds when humans take over instead of onboard automation. For 41 minutes, they maneuvered Orion using different thruster modes, exploring how it moves and rotates freely in space. This wasn’t just routine testing — it’s a critical step in understanding how astronauts can control Orion during real mission scenarios, including future lunar operations.

00:00 Orion Reorients for Manual Control
00:50 Preparing for Manual Piloting
03:00 Jeremy Hansen Begins Manual Flight
10:45 Orion Performs Roll Maneuver (Animation)
19:25 Pilot Switch — Control Handover
20:10 Christina Koch Takes Over
35:00 Manual Piloting Ends

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