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At its nearest point to the Moon it flew less than 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the surface. And it broke the distance record for a habitable capsule, venturing 268,000 miles (432,000 kilometers) from our planet.
NASA's Orion spacecraft flew past the moon on December 5. The crew capsule and its test dummies will aim for a Pacific Ocean splashdown on Sunday, December 11 off the coast of San Diego after a three-week test flight, setting the stage for astronauts on the next flight in a couple years.
At its nearest point to the Moon it flew less than 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the surface. And it broke the distance record for a habitable capsule, venturing 268,000 miles (432,000 kilometers) from our planet.
NASA's Orion spacecraft flew past the moon on December 5. The crew capsule and its test dummies will aim for a Pacific Ocean splashdown on Sunday, December 11 off the coast of San Diego after a three-week test flight, setting the stage for astronauts on the next flight in a couple years.
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At its nearest point to the Moon it flew less than 80 miles (130 kilometers) from the surface. And it broke the distance record for a habitable capsule, venturing 268,000 miles (432,000 kilometers) from our planet.
NASA's Orion spacecraft flew past the moon on December 5. The crew capsule and its test dummies will aim for a Pacific Ocean splashdown on Sunday, December 11 off the coast of San Diego after a three-week test flight, setting the stage for astronauts on the next flight in a couple years.
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