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NASA's Orion Capsule Enters Far-Flung Orbit Around Moon

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NASA’s Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles around the moon Friday, as it neared the halfway mark of its test flight. A lunar landing by astronauts could follow as soon as 2025.

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The Oregonian

NASA’s Orion capsule orbits moon

NASA’s Orion capsule is now circling the moon in an orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles. As of Friday, the capsule was 238,000 miles from Earth and is expected to reach a maximum distance of almost 270,000 miles in a few days. That will set a new distance record for a capsule designed to carry people one day.

2 years ago·Portland, United States

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KSDK

NASA's Orion capsule enters far-flung orbit around moon

The capsule and its three test dummies entered lunar orbit Friday, more than a week after launching on the test flight.

2 years ago·St. Louis, United States

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The Guardian

Nasa’s Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit as test flight nears halfway mark

Nasa considers capsule’s flight a dress rehearsal for the next moon flyby in 2024, with astronauts

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Digi 24

The Orion space capsule entered the orbit of the Moon. Spectacular

NASA's Orion space capsule moved into distant lunar orbit on Friday on the tenth day of the Artemis 1 mission, the US Space Agency announced.

2 years ago·Romania

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The Journal

Nasa’s Orion capsule enters moon orbit as test mission nears halfway point

The mission is one of a number of test runs intended to return humans to the moon by 2025.

2 years ago·Ireland

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24ur.com

NASA's Orion capsule entered lunar orbit

Ten days after the rocket was launched as part of NASA's new Artemis lunar program, the Orion space capsule has entered Moon's orbit, the US space agency said on Friday. Orion is expected to break Nasa's record of distance to astronauts-destined spacecraft from Earth.

2 years ago·Ljubljana, Slovenia

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