2022.12.06 22:05 GMT+8

NASA's Orion spaceship slingshots around moon, heads for home

Updated 2022.12.06 22:05 GMT+8
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NASA's Orion spaceship made a close pass by the moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back toward Earth on Monday, marking the start of the return journey for the Artemis I mission. The uncrewed capsule will aim for a Pacific splashdown on December 11 off San Diego, California, setting the stage for astronauts on the next moonshot.

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