NASA’s Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission — a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years.
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During the trip around Earth’s orbiting satellite and back, Orion logged well over a million miles and went farther from Earth than any previous habitable spacecraft. The main goal of this mission was to test Orion’s heat shield — for the day when it is humans and not test mannequins riding inside. NASA then planned to let Orion float for two hours — a lot longer than if astronauts were inside — to collect data.
At its nearest point to the Moon, it flew less than 80 miles from the surface. And it broke the distance record for a habitable capsule from our planet, venturing 268,000 miles away at its farthest point.Recovering the spacecraft will allow NASA to gather data that is crucial for future missions.
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