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At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon. Orion will be recovered by NASA’s Landing and Recovery team, U.S. Navy and Department of Defense partners aboard the USS Portland.
Credit: NASA/James M. Blair
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12/12/2022 1:26:59 PM PST by
texas booster
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Is this the first unmanned spacecraft to visit the moon and return to earth?
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12/12/2022 1:30:01 PM PST by
ProtectOurFreedom
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Looks like a horrible case of polyps. What exactly was the Space Force doing up there?
5 posted on
12/12/2022 1:30:02 PM PST by
moovova
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Apollo 11 capsule:
18 posted on
12/12/2022 2:56:40 PM PST by
PLMerite
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Looks in far better shape than Apollo after re-entry.
26 posted on
12/12/2022 9:08:38 PM PST by
Zathras
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