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NASA's Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after historic Moon mission

ANI News | 12/12/2022 11:08 AM | Click to read full article

NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST on Sunday after a record-breaking mission, travelling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth, completing the Artemis I flight test. Over the course of 25.5 days, NASA tested Orion in the harsh environment of deep space before flying astronauts on Artemis II.

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