{"id":741329,"date":"2022-11-21T12:04:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=741329"},"modified":"2022-11-21T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:04:38","slug":"nasas-orion-capsule-buzzes-the-moon-in-a-last-step-before-humans-revisit-lunar-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=741329","title":{"rendered":"NASA's Orion capsule buzzes the moon in a last step before humans revisit lunar orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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\n Click here for original story, NASA’s Orion capsule buzzes the moon in a last step before humans revisit lunar orbit<\/a>
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\nSource: NPR Space News <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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