A view of the Earth’s horizon from NASA’s Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the first hours of the Artemis II test flight.
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HOUSTON—Artemis II crewmembers took manual control of their spacecraft for a series of planned proximity maneuvers in Earth orbit late April 1 before their journey around the Moon. The maneuvers took place following a successful Space Launch System (SLS) liftoff hours earlier from NASA’s Kennedy...
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