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NASA’s Orion space capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I

Navy sailors of the U.S.S. Portland (LPD 27) load gear onto a small boat as part of the recovery operation for the Orion capsule off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, December 11, 2022. The Orion capsule returns back to earth after a 25.5-day mission orbiting the moon and back in a recovery operation involving the US Navy and NASA. Caroline Brehman/Pool via REUTERS