At its halfway point, NASA's Artemis I mission breaks a record - The Verge

This marks the halfway point of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, and the spacecraft will now continue its orbit around the Moon before heading back toward Earth.

During Orion’s orbit around the Moon, which will last about a week, it is collecting data on the conditions human astronauts can expect to experience on future Artemis missions.

It is also wearing the same spacesuit that future Artemis astronauts will wear, and the seat has sensors to detect acceleration and vibration to give an idea of what the ride will be like during launch and reentry.

One of the torsos, Zohar, will be wearing a radiation shielding vest called the AstroRad, which is designed to protect the most critical organs but still enable astronauts to move freely as they perform their duties.

Nelson emphasized the importance of this mission as a test ahead of putting human astronauts into the spacecraft