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Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing

Universe Today 15 Dec 2022
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off on November 16, 2022 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Orion spacecraft out past the Moon, testing out the capsule in the harsh environment of deep space ... During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 130 km (80 miles) of the lunar surface.
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Everything NASA is taking to the moon before colonizing Mars

Engadget 15 Dec 2022
The SLS missions are built around NASA’s new , which comprises the SLS super heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Orion Spacecraft and the Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).NASA ... A 1B rocket can be configured to lift the Orion spacecraft or cargo loads into deep ...
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IMAGE OF THE DAY: Orion Comes Home to Earth, Recovered by NASA’s Landing and Recovery ...

Space Coast Daily 13 Dec 2022
Orion will be transported back to Kennedy Space Center for post-flight analysis ... Orion is expected to arrive to shore Dec ... At an altitude of 9,500 feet and a spacecraft speed of 130 mph, three pilot parachutes will lift and deploy the main parachutes to slow Orion to a landing speed that ensures astronaut safety for crewed missions.
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Historic NASA moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule

New York Post 12 Dec 2022
The Orion capsule’s 25,000 mph re-entry coincides with the 50th anniversary of the last lunar landing by Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on Dec ... The SLS rocket with the Orion crew capsule lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis I mission to the moon at Cape Canaveral, Florida on November 16, 2022.
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Photos: NASA’s historic Artemis I mission returns to Earth after trip to the Moon

Interesting Engineering 12 Dec 2022
The Orion's reentry maneuver ... Orion on one of its mission days ... The design of the capsule also allowed it to generate lift from this descent that sent the Orion back into space to dive back again into the atmosphere to target its landing site with much more precision, The Atlantic said in its report ... Easter eggs on the Orion capsule.
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The Hill 12 Dec 2022
And finally … 🚀 It’s back! NASA’s Orion spacecraft is back on Earth after its journey around the moon ... The 322-foot Artemis I rocket bolted skyward in November at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., lifting the uncrewed Orion capsule on a 1.3 million-mile trek that looped twice around the moon ... “Orion is back on Earth.” Jan.
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Watch NASA's Artemis 1 splashdown here, starting at 11AM ET

Engadget 11 Dec 2022
After 25 days in space, Orion is about to conclude its uncrewed test run to the Moon ... Orion is scheduled to hit the water at around 12.40PM ET ... Orion will edge into the upper part of the atmosphere, then use that and its own lift to "skip" back out before re-entering for the final descent.
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WATCH: NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Splashes Down Successfully Off Coast of California

Space Coast Daily 11 Dec 2022
The crew module of NASA’s Orion spacecraft has successfully separated from its service module at 11.00 a.m ... At an altitude of 9,500 feet and a spacecraft speed of 130 mph, three pilot parachutes will lift and deploy the main parachutes to slow Orion to a landing speed that ensures astronaut safety for crewed missions.
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NASA successfully completes its Artemis I mission

The Verge 11 Dec 2022
As it reentered Earth’s atmosphere, the Orion capsule successfully performed a skip entry maneuver, in which Orion dipped into Earth’s upper atmosphere and lifted out before reentering again.
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WATCH LIVE! Crew Module of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Set to Splashdown Today

Space Coast Daily 11 Dec 2022
The crew module of NASA’s Orion spacecraft has successfully separated from its service module at 11.00 a.m ... At an altitude of 9,500 feet and a spacecraft speed of 130 mph, three pilot parachutes will lift and deploy the main parachutes to slow Orion to a landing speed that ensures astronaut safety for crewed missions.
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The Spaceship That Skipped All the Way Home

The Atlantic 11 Dec 2022
The capsule, Orion, launched on NASA’s new moon rocket last month and is a central part of the Artemis program, America’s effort to put astronauts on the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years ... The Orion capsule uses the same resin material on its heat shield as the Apollo hardware, only applied in a new way .
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NASA’s Orion due to splash down after historic Moon mission

Al Jazeera 11 Dec 2022
NASA’s Orion capsule is due to ... So far, Orion’s flight has gone very well, according to NASA ... NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule lifts off on the unmanned Artemis I mission to the Moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, US, on November 16, 2022 [File.
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NASA's Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I flight around moon

The Jerusalem Post 11 Dec 2022
Orion was nearing ... Orion blasted off on Nov ... NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, US, November 16, 2022.
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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Splashes Down in Triumphant End to Lunar Mission

Time 11 Dec 2022
The recovery of Orion was expected to be smooth and without incident—“nominal,” as NASA puts these things ... There, the plan calls for them to attach cables to the spacecraft and tow it back to the Portland, where, a winch line and four supporting cables were waiting to lift Orion up to the deck of the ship.
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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Splashes Down in Triumphant End to Lunar Mission

Time Magazine 11 Dec 2022
The recovery of Orion was expected to be smooth and without incident—“nominal,” as NASA puts these things ... There, the plan calls for them to attach cables to the spacecraft and tow it back to the Portland, where, a winch line and four supporting cables were waiting to lift Orion up to the deck of the ship.

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