
NASA's Orion spacecraft captures stunning video of moon, Earth
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NASA's Orion spacecraft showed stunning footage of the dark side of the moon and the Earth ahead of its Dec. 11 splashdown this weekend off the California coast.
The burn was the final major engine maneuver of the flight test. The spacecraft passed more than 80 miles above the lunar surface. Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News and Fox Business Digital.
"The lunar flyby enabled the spacecraft to harness the moon’s gravity and slingshot it back toward Earth for splashdown," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a Monday statement. "When Orion re-enters Earth’s atmosphere in just a few days, it will come back hotter and faster than ever before – the ultimate test before we put astronauts on board. Next up, re-entry!"
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