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NASA’s Orion spacecraft makes close approach to moon during Artemis flight

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2 min read . Updated: 22 Nov 2022, 07:13 PM IST MICAH MAIDENBERG, The Wall Street Journal

NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B for the uncrewed Artemis I mission to the moon, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. Nov 16, 2022. (REUTERS) — NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B for the uncrewed Artemis I mission to the moon, at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. Nov 16, 2022. (REUTERS)

The ship was just 81 miles above the moon following a critical engine maneuver Monday, and a 230,000-mile trip since launching last week

NASA’s Orion spacecraft approached the moon Monday morning, the agency said, as it maneuvered to enter a lunar orbit where it is expected to spend close to a week.

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