
Orion splashes down in Pacific Ocean after trip around the moon
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2021 - NASA's Orion capsule, after traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, returned to Earth on Sunday.
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Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2021 - NASA's Orion capsule, after traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, returned to Earth on Sunday.
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Launch Site One, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2021 - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company blasted its third private crew into space on Saturday and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut.
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