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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Enters Moon Orbit As Test Flight Gets Close To Halfway Mark

On Friday, as its test mission approached its halfway point, NASA's Orion spacecraft enters Moon orbit stretching tens of thousands of kilometers around the moon. More than a week after launching on the $4 billion demonstration that is designed to pave the path for humans, the spacecraft and its three test dummies reached lunar orbit.

Author:Suleman Shah
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On Friday, as its test mission approached its halfway point, NASA's Orion spacecraft enters Moon orbitstretching tens of thousands of kilometers around the moon.
More than a week after launching on the $4 billion demonstration that is designed to pave the path for humans, the spacecraft and its three test dummies reached lunar orbit. For over a week, it will stay in this wide but steady orbit, doing a full circuit before returning home.

Orion Setting New Distance Record

On Friday, an engine firing put the capsule at a distance of 238,000 miles (380,000 kilometers) from the Earth. Within the next several days, it is anticipated that it would reach its maximum distance of about 432,000 kilometers (270,000 miles). That will establish a new record for the most distance traveled by a capsule that is intended to one day transport humans.
It is a metaphor for what it signifies. It’s about challenging ourselves to go farther, stay longer and push beyond the limits of what we’ve previously explored.- Jim Geffre, NASA
NASA views this as a dress rehearsal for the next lunar flyby, which will include humans and take place in 2024. The first humans to set foot on the moon may do it as soon as the year 2025. Apollo 17, which occurred fifty years ago, was the last time humans set foot on the moon.
In the earlier part of the week, Mission Control in Houston was unable to maintain communication with the capsule for close to an hour. The controllers were making some adjustments to the communication connection that connected Orion and the Deep Space Network at the time. The spacecraft was deemed to be in good healthby the officials.
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Final Words

For the first time in half a century, the United States space agency NASA was able to send a rover to the surface of the moon as its Orion spacecraft successfully traveled around the moon's far side. Eric Sorensen describes how the accomplishment of this mile marker brings mankind one step closer to beginning a new era of lunar exploration.
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Suleman Shah

Suleman Shah

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Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences. Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA). Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.
Han Ju

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Hello! I'm Han Ju, the heart behind World Wide Journals. My life is a unique tapestry woven from the threads of news, spirituality, and science, enriched by melodies from my guitar. Raised amidst tales of the ancient and the arcane, I developed a keen eye for the stories that truly matter. Through my work, I seek to bridge the seen with the unseen, marrying the rigor of science with the depth of spirituality. Each article at World Wide Journals is a piece of this ongoing quest, blending analysis with personal reflection. Whether exploring quantum frontiers or strumming chords under the stars, my aim is to inspire and provoke thought, inviting you into a world where every discovery is a note in the grand symphony of existence. Welcome aboard this journey of insight and exploration, where curiosity leads and music guides.
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