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.

Published 2 months ago · Cape Canaveral, United States

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Times of India

NASA Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit: Officials

A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers "successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit," the US space agency said on its web site.

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

NASA’s Orion Enters Lunar Orbit

2 months ago·India

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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 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

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

NASA's Orion capsule entered an orbit stretching tens of thousands of kilometres around the moon Friday, as it neared the halfway mark of its test flight.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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