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Orion Spacecraft Splashes Down After High Orbit Test

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NASA’s unmanned Orion spacecraft has successfully splashed down about 250 miles west of Baja California in the Pacific Ocean after a liftoff, two orbits and re-entry that lasted just under four and a half hours.

Orion, which could one day take astronauts to Mars, made a “bulls-eye splashdown” at 11:29 a.m. …Read More

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