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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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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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NASA's Orion spacecraft is about to face its final test - and it's a big test

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is about to face its final test – and it’s a big test

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Enlarge / Orion flew past the Moon on Monday as it prepared to return to Earth. Nasa NASA’s Artemis I mission is nearing completion, and so far Orion’s daring flight far beyond the Moon has gone about as well as the space agency could hope. However, to earn a passing grade, the mission must still …

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NASA's Orion spacecraft will crash off the coast of San Diego this weekend. Meet the team tasked with recovering it

NASA’s Orion spacecraft will crash off the coast of San Diego this weekend. Meet the team tasked with recovering it

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While Florida, Texas and Pasadena, California are often the epicenter of NASA’s space world here on Earth, San Diego will have its moonlit moment when the Orion spacecraft completes its final leg of the Artemis mission. I Sunday. Orion – the capsule that will one day carry America’s first woman and first person of color …

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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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'Dynamic soaring' trick could speed up spacecraft through interstellar space

‘Dynamic soaring’ trick could speed up spacecraft through interstellar space

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Sailing to the stars on the scale of human lifetimes could be a matter of choosing the right type of wind. Researchers from McGill University in Canada and the Tau Zero Foundation in the United States have come up with a new way to traverse the extraordinary distances of interstellar space, using lots of nothing …

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10 Weird Things NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion Spacecraft Took To The Moon

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NASA without a crew Artemis 1 mission, the first of Artemis program launched on November 16, 2022, carrying an assortment of intriguing cargo into lunar orbit. From plushies to “torsos,” we take a look at the weirdest things heading to the moon and learn why some of them won’t return. To stay up to date …

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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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Based on JWST controversy, NASA is reevaluating how it names spacecraft

Based on JWST controversy, NASA is reevaluating how it names spacecraft

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In 2015, the name of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was the subject of controversy when it was revealed that the namesake (the administrator of NASA between 1961 and 1968) was involved in the infamous “Lavender Scare”. This refers to the period of the late 1940s and early 1950s when the US State Department …

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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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