NASA’s Orion capsule is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after wrapping up a three-week test flight that included a close pass at the Moon and a journey further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft.The capsule is expected to splash down at 17:39 GMT on Sunday (9:39am local time) off the Mexican island of Guadalupe.Orion’s launch last month – with a simulated crew of three mannequins – kicked off NASA’s Artemis programme, which aims to take people back to the Moon and prepare for an onward trip, someday, to Mars.
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