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Coverage dated November 20, 2022

NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit

Headline from WTOL Toledo

It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago, and represented a huge milestone in the test flight.

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  1. WTOL Toledo

    NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago, and represented a huge milestone in the test flight.

  2. The Southern Illinoisan

    NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, a first since Apollo program 50 years ago (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    The Southern Illinoisan's feed description

    NASA's Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the back side and passing within 80 miles on its way to a record-breaking lunar orbit.

  3. The Guardian

    Nasa’s Orion capsule reaches moon on way to record-breaking lunar orbit (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Milestone in $4.1bn test flight that began last Wednesday after Orion launched into space atop massive Artemis rocket

  4. FOX 5 DC

    Artemis I capsule buzzes moon; last big step before lunar orbit (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    As NASA’s Orion capsule swung out from behind the moon Monday, onboard cameras sent back a picture of Earth — a blue dot surrounded by blackness.

  5. NPR

    NASA's Orion capsule buzzes the moon in a last step before humans revisit lunar orbit (opens NPR)

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    The close approach of 81 miles occurred as the crew capsule and its three wired-up dummies were on the far side of the moon. Astronauts will take Orion for a ride around the moon as early as 2024.

  6. Engadget

    Watch NASA's Orion capsule pass 80 miles from the moon starting at 7:15 AM (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    NASA's Artemis I mission will hit a key milestone today as the Orion capsule makes its "outbound powered flyby" of the Moon, getting as close as 80 miles to the surface..

  7. WMUR

    NASA's Orion capsule reaches the moon, last big step before lunar orbit (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, whipping around the back side and passing within about 80 miles.

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