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NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in ...
Orion's flight path took it over the landing sites of Apollo 11, 12 and 14 — humanity's first three lunar touchdowns.
"This is one of those days that you've been thinking about and talking about for a long, long time," flight director Zeb Scoville said.
NASA's Orion spacecraft makes its closest approach to the moon and was able to capture stunning images of the Earth and the lunar surface as part of the Artemis mission.