Artemis starts final run-up to lunar slingshot: NASA livestream

Houston: The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the Moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.

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The Orion capsule will now whip around the Moon, setting the crew up to travel farther from our home planet than any human before.


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