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Watch live as NASA recovers the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft after a soft splashdown today

Watch live as NASA recovers the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft after a soft splashdown today

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Update for December 11, 12:50 p.m. ET: NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft successfully crashed today, December 11, and appears to be in good condition as recovery teams work to recover the spacecraft. NASA will wait approximately 2 hours to retrieve Orion from the ocean as part of a post-landing temperature test. Read our full story. …

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Live Updates: NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Returns to Earth

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Another day, another rocket launch by SpaceX and another spacecraft going to the moon. All of this seems commonplace these days. SpaceX has already launched its Falcon 9 rocket more than 50 times this year. NASA’s Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight that is a precursor to future astronaut missions, is nearing its return to …

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NASA's Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I's flight around the moon

NASA’s Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I’s flight around the moon

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule zipped through space on Sunday on the final round-trip leg of its journey around the moon and back, capping the inaugural mission of the Artemis lunar program 50 years a day for day after Apollo’s last moon landing. The gumball-shaped Orion capsule, carrying a simulated crew of …

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Artemis 1 spacecraft heads into Sunday's splashdown to wrap up historic mission

Artemis 1 spacecraft heads into Sunday’s splashdown to wrap up historic mission

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Capping off a 25-day trip around the moon, NASA’s Artemis 1 spacecraft edged closer to Earth on Saturday, on track for a 25,000mph re-entry on Sunday that will subject the unmanned capsule to hellish hell of 5,000 degrees before splashing off Baja California. In an unexpected but symbolic coincidence, the end of the Artemis 1 …

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Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft on track for return to Earth after Moon flyby

Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft on track for return to Earth after Moon flyby

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For NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the next stop is home. The uncrewed spacecraft flying on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission achieved a major milestone in its mission today (December 5) when it managed to burn out the engine in 207 seconds while in just 128 kilometers above the lunar surface. The maneuver put Orion on track to …

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Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft passed test flight but still hasn’t tested life support

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The European-built service module that powers the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis 1 mission makes its first lunar round trip, but a key system to keep future human crews alive goes untested during the flight. The Orion capsulewho started the second leg from its breakthrough journey on Thursday (December 1), is currently not filled with …

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After the brilliant success of the Artemis I mission, why a recall in 2 years?

After the brilliant success of the Artemis I mission, why a recall in 2 years?

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Enlarge / Orion, the Earth and the Moon, captured during the Artemis I mission. Nasa The launch of the Artemis I mission in mid-November was spectacular, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft has performed almost flawlessly ever since. If all goes according to plan – and there’s no reason to believe it won’t – Orion will run …

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NASA's Orion spacecraft reaches record distance from Earth on Artemis I mission | CNN

NASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches record distance from Earth on Artemis I mission | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Orion spacecraft, which is at the heart of NASA’s historic Artemis I mission, reached its furthest distance from Earth on Monday afternoon, breaking the record for the furthest distance ever traveled by …

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NASA Artemis I - Orion spacecraft exceeds Apollo 13 record distance from Earth

NASA Artemis I – Orion spacecraft exceeds Apollo 13 record distance from Earth

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On flight day 11, NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured images looking down at Earth from a camera mounted on one of its solar panels. The spacecraft is currently in a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. Credit: NASA On Day 11 of the Artemis I mission, Orion continues its journey beyond the Moon after entering a …

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Artemis I passes 81 miles above the surface of the Moon before heading a record distance from Earth

Artemis I passes 81 miles above the surface of the Moon before heading a record distance from Earth

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Earth is seen setting on the far side of the Moon just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this video taken on day six of the Artemis I mission by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays . The spacecraft was preparing for the Outbound Powered Flyby maneuver that would bring it …

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