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AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn to the well deck of the U. S. S. Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U. S. S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama / Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

AT SEA, PACIFIC OCEAN - DECEMBER 11: NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn to the well deck of the U. S. S. Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on December 11, 2022 seen from aboard the U. S. S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. A 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back which completed a historic test flight that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time that NASA astronauts walked there. Mario Tama / Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Dec 12, 2022

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