Space

Nasa’s Orion capsule splash-lands in Pacific after successful moon mission

Flight breaks record for the furthest travelled by any spacecraft designed to carry humans by reaching more than 400,000km

The capsule passed within 129km of the far side of the moon, using lunar gravity as a slingshot for the 381,000km ride back to Earth. Photograph: Nasa via The New York Times
The capsule passed within 129km of the far side of the moon, using lunar gravity as a slingshot for the 381,000km ride back to Earth. Photograph: Nasa via The New York Times
Sun Dec 11 2022 - 19:33 • 2 MIN READ

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