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Water landing! NASA’s Orion successfully returns to Earth after historic Moon mission

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At 12:40 p.m. EST on December 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission crashed in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5-day mission to the Moon. Orion was recovered by the NASA Landing and Recovery Team, US Navy and Department of Defense partners aboard the USS Portland. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel Sunday at 9:40 …

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Live Updates: NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Returns to Earth

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Another day, another rocket launch by SpaceX and another spacecraft going to the moon. All of this seems commonplace these days. SpaceX has already launched its Falcon 9 rocket more than 50 times this year. NASA’s Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight that is a precursor to future astronaut missions, is nearing its return to …

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50 years after the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally coming back

50 years after the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally coming back

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Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan is covered in moon dust after the mission’s second moonwalk. On December 14, 1972, Cernan took his last steps on the moon and no one has returned since. NASA/JSC hide caption toggle caption NASA/JSC Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan is covered in moon dust after the mission’s second moonwalk. On …

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Webb and Keck Telescopes Team for Unprecedented Look at Saturn’s Moon Titan – ‘Simply Stunning!’

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By Margaret W. Carruthers, Institute of Space Telescope Science December 3, 2022 Images of Saturn’s moon Titan captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on November 4, 2022. Left: Image using F212N, a 2.12 micron filter sensitive to Titan’s lower atmosphere. The bright spots are prominent clouds in the northern hemisphere. Right: Color …

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